Legal Opinion
Washington Nat. Ins. v. Stanton
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 23, 1942No. 9PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Associate Judge.
This is an appeal from the Municipal Court for the District of Columbia, from a judgment entered on the verdict of a jury in favor of the plaintiffs who sued as beneficiaries of a policy of industrial life insurance.
The single assignment of error relied upon relates to the refusal of the trial judge to direct a verdict in favor of the defendant upon the whole evidence.
The policy was issued on October 3, 1938, and contained a provision that if the insured had within two years before its date been attended by a physician for any serious disease or complaint, it should be…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Gunning v. CooleySupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Jacob v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- N.Y. Life Ins. Co. v. Brandwene Et Ux.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Greenbaum v. Columbian Nat. Life Ins. Co. of BostonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1932
- Palyo v. W. S. Life Ins. Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Birchall v. Capital Transit Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1943
- Metropolitan Life Ins. v. AdamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944
- Shapiro v. VautierDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944
- Sherman v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1944