Legal Opinion
Axelroad v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 16, 1934PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtKapper, J.
The plaintiff appeals from a judgment awarding her the sum of $492.68, in an action upon a life insurance policy *401which the defendant issued on the life of her testator, Charles Axelroad, in the sum of $20,000, payable to his estate. Axelroad died April 30, 1933, at which time the premium obligations had been fulfilled, but the contention of the respondent insurance company is that the decedent had been guilty of fraud and misrepresentation in his application to reinstate the policy, which had lapsed for non-payment of premium. There is no question that representations in the application that…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Insurance Co. v. WilkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. Hilton-GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- New York Life Insurance v. FletcherSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Quinlan v. Providence Washington InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Aetna Life Insurance v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Prudential Insurance Co. v. MilonasNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1935