Legal Opinion
Jeffress v. New York Life Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 8, 1935No. 3742PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a decree of the court below directing the cancellation of twe policies of life insurance. The policies were for $5,000 and $1,000, respectively, and provided for monthly payments of $50 and $10 in case of the total and permanent disability of the assured. Both policies were issued January 21, 1930, and were incontestable except for nonpayment of premiums after two years. Within that period, this suit was instituted asking that the policies be canceled because of material misrepresentations made by assured in applying for them. An answer filed by…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Brown v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
- Gardner v. North State Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1913
- Brown v. Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1933
- Jefferson Standard Life Ins. v. KeetonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1923
- Fountain & Herrington, Inc. v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
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3Cited by12 opinions
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- Stewart v. American Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1937
- Kavakos v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1936
- Tedder v. Union Fidelity Life InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1977
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