In any claim upon a policy issued in this state without previous medical examination, or without the knowledge or consent of the insured, or, in case of a minor, without the consent of a parent, guardian, or other person having legal custody, the statements made in the application as to the age, physical condition, and family history of the insured shall be valid and binding upon the company, unless willfully false or intentionally misleading.
Minn. Stat. § 61A.11
MISSTATEMENT, WHEN NOT TO INVALIDATE POLICY.
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case Hammer v. Investors Life Insurance Co. of North America (1994)
Most recently applied in Yang v. Farmers New World Life Ins. Co. (August 2018)
1967 c 395 art 2 s 11; 1986 c 444
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