Legal Opinion

Shawnee Life Ins. Co. v. Watkins

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided March 7, 1916No. 5878PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Error, from Superior Court, Muskogee County; Farrar L. McCain, Judge. Action by Ophelia A. Watkins against the Shawnee Life Insurance Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and. defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtHardy, J.

Defendant in error, plaintiff below, commenced this action in the superior court of Muskogee county, against plaintiff in error, defendant below, to re cover upon a certain policy of life insurance, issued upon the life of Isom E. Watkins, deceased, husband of plaintiff.

The only issue presented is the effect to be given to certain questions and answers in the application for said insurance. In the application this question was asked: “Have you ever applied to any agent or company for insurance or for restoration of a lapsed policy without having received a policy of the exact kind and amount…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Penn Mut. Life Ins. v. Mechanics' Savings Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
  2. Continental Life Insurance v. ChamberlainSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  3. Equitable Life Insurance v. HazlewoodCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1889
  4. Commonwealth v. Equitable Beneficial Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1890
  5. Continental Casualty Co. v. OwenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Denison v. PhippsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1922
  2. General Accident, Fire & Life Assurance Corp. v. HymesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1919
  3. Federal Life Ins. Co. v. LewisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1919
  4. New York Life Insurance v. StaggSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
  5. Fry v. WolfeSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1924

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