Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Ryan

This is an action, commenced on November 22, 1941, to cancel a policy of life and disability insurance issued to Patrick J. Ryan on December 4, 1939. Regina Ryan is the wife of Patrick J. Ryan and was named in the policy as beneficiary of the life insurance. James E. Crowe was appointed by the court as guardian ad litem for Patrick J. Ryan.

In the application upon which the policy was issued the insured stated that his state of health was good and that his last sickness was a common cold; that he had no physical or mental defect or infirmity and had never had syphilis or spinal disease.

Plaintif…