Legal Opinion

Myers v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided February 18, 1919PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Error to Circuit Court, Wetzel County. Action by W. 0. Myers, committee, etc., against the Mutual Life Insurance Company of-New York. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

Rm, Judge:

This writ of error seeks the reversal of a judgment rendered -upon two policies of insurance issued by the defendant upon the life of Columbus J. Myers. The policies in question were issued on the ,15th day of April, 1912, and Myers died on the 14th day of December of the same year. Prior to the issuance of the policies Myers made to the company written applications therefor. In these applications he made certain statements as to the condition of his health, both at that time and previously, as to his having- consulted a physi-*393dan, or physicians, within five years previous thereto,,…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. Hilton-GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
  2. Aetna Life Insurance v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  3. Schwarzbach v. Ohio Valley Protective UnionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1885
  4. Price v. Phœnix Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1871
  5. Masonic Life Ass'n v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1912

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Crawford v. Manhattan L. Ins. Co. of NYSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  2. State Bank & Trust Co. v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1929
  3. Powell v. Time InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1989
  4. Goodbar v. Western & Southern Life InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1921
  5. Harris v. New York Life InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1920

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