No representation made in obtaining or securing a policy of insurance on the life or lives of any person or persons shall be deemed material, or render the policy void, unless the matter misrepresented shall have actually contributed to the contingency or event on which the policy is to become due and payable, and if so contributed in any case, shall be a question for the jury.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 377.340
Misrepresentations
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case State Compensation Fund v. Mar Pac Helicopter Corp. (1987)
Most recently applied in State Compensation Fund v. Mar Pac Helicopter Corp. (September 1987)
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 5893); Prior revisions: 1929 § 5782; 1919 § 6192; 1909 § 6986
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.