Legal Opinion

Coci v. New York Life Ins.

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided February 25, 1924No. 24267PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.

This is a suit on a life policy for $3,000, issued by the New York Life Inurance Company on the life of Sebastian Coci, and in which the plaintiff, the wife of the insured, was named beneficiary.

The defense is a denial of any liability because of the nonpayment of the first premium in advance and because of the illness of the insured at the time of the delivery of the policy, which under the agreement of the insured avoided or prevented said insurance from becoming effective.

It is further alleged by way of elaboration that the possession of the policy was obtained by fraudulent…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. New York Life Insurance v. BabcockSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
  2. Fidelity Mutual Life Ass'n v. HarrisTexas Supreme Court · 1900
  3. New York Life Insurance v. PikeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1911
  4. State Mutual Fire Insurance v. Brinkley Stave & Heading Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1895
  5. Kimbro v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Pruitt v. Great Southern Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
  2. Jones v. New York Life Ins. Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1926
  3. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. HaackDistrict Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1943
  4. Morford v. California Western States Life InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1941
  5. Republic National Life Insurance v. MerkleyArizona Supreme Court · 1942

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