Legal Opinion
Gary National Bank v. Crown Life Insurance
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided August 20, 1979No. 3-1077A266PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOFFMAN, Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant Gary National Bank is trust beneficiary of decedent Warren H. Pike, Jr. Decedent procured a life insurance policy for $50,000 from defendant-ap-*1181pellee Crown Life Insurance Company (Crown) on February 14, 1974. Following Pike’s death on June 21, 1974, caused by advanced pulmonary fibrosis and rheumatoid arthritis, it came to light that Pike had made material misrepresentations in the application for insurance. In particular, false responses were given regarding his past medical history of these diseases. When suit was brought by appellant to recover the face…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- American Central Life Insurance v. RosensteinIndiana Court of Appeals · 1910
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. SmithIndiana Supreme Court · 1952
- Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. ClarkIndiana Supreme Court · 1920
- Mutual Life Insurance v. FinkelsteinIndiana Court of Appeals · 1915
- Reynolds v. MeehanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1978
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