Legal Opinion

Capitol Life Insurance Company v. Thurnau

Supreme Court of Colorado

Decided November 8, 1954No. 17210PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark

This is an action based upon a contract for life insur anee wherein plaintiffs were successful in securing judgment— based upon a jury verdict in the trial court — against the Capitol Life Insurance Company, defendant therein.

Defendant denied liability under the insurance policy and affirmatively alleged, as one of its defenses, the inclusion as a part of the contract Parts I and II, being the written application therefor, signed by the insured, in which he made and certified as correctly recorded, complete and true, certain representations, declarations and statements contained in said…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Geer v. Union Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
  2. Bellestri-Fontana v. New York Life InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1926
  3. Anderson v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1934
  4. Germania Life Insurance v. KleinColorado Court of Appeals · 1913
  5. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. ConwayCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Golden Rule Insurance v. LeaseDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1991
  2. Hollinger v. Mutual Benefit Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
  3. Wade v. Olinger Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
  4. Benson v. Bankers Life and Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1961
  5. Hollinger v. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1975

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