Legal Opinion
De Roy v. New York Life Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 27, 1932No. 4757PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Circuit Judge.
TMs action was brought by the beneficiary, Mrs. De Boy, to recover the full value of two policies of insurance on the life of her husband. The trial judge directed a verdict for her only for the amount of the premiums paid on the policies. The beneficiary moved for a new trial, which was refused by the learned District Judge for the principal reason that the company was induced to issue the policies by deception and fraud. 52 F.(2d) 894.
It appears that, when the insured, the husband of the beneficiary, applied for the two policies in suit, he was then insured to so large…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Morris v. State Mutual Life Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
- Lenox v. Greenwich InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- Lyle v. ShaySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
- South Side Trust Co. v. Eureka Life Ins.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1920
- Fidelity Title & Trust Co. v. Illinois Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Gruskin v. New York Life Ins.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1940