Legal Opinion

Love v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided July 13, 1951No. Civ. A. 8371PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGRANERY, District Judge.

This case arises as an action on a life insurance policy by the widow, of the insured. The policy had been issued by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company on May 17, 1946 and the insured died on the following July 31. The defendant has refused payment alleging that the insured made false statements in his application, fraudulently inducing the issuance of the contract of insurance. The jury returned a general verdict for the defendant, and in addition answered in the affirmative the following interrogatories:

“In his application for an insurance policy did the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Phoenix Life Ins. Co. v. RaddinSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
  2. Emery v. Third Nat. Bk. of PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
  3. Columbian Nat. Life Ins. Co. v. RodgersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940
  4. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Boston v. CroninSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1947
  5. Lebanon Mutual Insurance v. KeplerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Crawford v. Manhattan L. Ins. Co. of NYSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1966
  2. New York Life Insurance Company v. Lee StrudelCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  3. Franklin Life Insurance Company v. Mary E. Bieniek and Sewickley Savings & Loan AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
  4. The First Pennsylvania Banking And Trust Company v. The United States Life Insurance Company In The City Of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
  5. First Pennsylvania Banking & Trust Co. v. United States Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969

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