Legal Opinion

Lee v. Prudential Life Insurance

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided October 19, 1909PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtKnowlton, C. J.

This is an action upon a policy of life insurance in which the plaintiff is named as the beneficiary. The policy states that a part of the consideration for the agreement of the insurance company is “the application for this policy, which is hereby made a part of this contract.” The application itself, which was annexed to the policy, was signed by George H. Lee, the insured, and it contained a statement that the application should “become a part of the contract for insurance hereby applied for.” The policy and the application together constitute the contract between the parties, and both…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Reese v. Fidelity Mutual Life Ass'nSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
  2. Barker v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1905
  3. Gallant v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
  4. Ormond v. . the Insurance Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1887
  5. Anders v. Life Insurance ClearingNebraska Supreme Court · 1901

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. McDonough v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
  2. Charles, Henry & Crowley Co. Inc. v. Home Ins. Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1965
  3. McCain v. Hartford Live Stock InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
  4. Fondi v. Boston Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
  5. Briggs v. United Services Life Insurance CompanySouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1962

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