Legal Opinion
Wills v. Policy Holders Life Insurance Assn.
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 24, 1936No. Civ. 5454PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
The plaintiff, who is named as beneficiary in a life insurance policy, has appealed from a judgment which was rendered against her on the ground that the contract was void because of false statements made by the insured in her application therefor.
July 16, 1931, Ruby Broadwater, a widow 48 years of age, signed a written application for membership in The Policy Holders Life Insurance Association, a mutual benefit association of California, organized under the provisions of division 1, part 4, title 2, chapter 4 of the Civil Code. That application contains the following affirmative statements:
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2Cases cited3 opinions
- Chase v. Sunset Mutual Life Assn.California Court of Appeal · 1929
- Weiss v. Policy Holders Life InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1933
- Burr v. Policy Holders Life Ins. Assn.California Court of Appeal · 1933
3Cited by5 opinions
- Turner v. Redwood Mutual Life Assn.California Court of Appeal · 1936
- San Francisco Lathing Co. v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1956
- American National Insurance v. HerreraCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1963
- Ashley v. American Mutual Liability Insurance Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1958
- Lincoln Nat. Life Ins. v. MathisenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1945