Legal Opinion
Weir v. New York Life Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 24, 1928No. Docket No. 5973PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, P. J., pro tem.
Action for recovery on a life insurance policy.
Judgment was given for defendant and plaintiffs appeal.
William R. Whittier applied October 1, 1920, for a policy of life insurance in the sum of $25,000. The application was accompanied by a document in two parts, the first consisting of questions asked by the local examining physician and answers by the applicant signed by both, and the second a “medical examiner’s report” signed by the physician alone.
They were received by the company November 11, 1920, and by the company’s medical examiner November 12, 1920. Because the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Grantham v. OrdwayCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1919
- Figari v. OlceseCalifornia Supreme Court · 1921
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Worthington v. Peoples State BankCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1930
- Weir v. New York Life InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1934