Legal Opinion

Kane v. Detroit Life Insurance

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided December 27, 1918No. Docket No. 75PublishedCited by 18 opinions

Error to Wayne; Davis, J., presiding. Assumpsit by Sam Kane and another against the Detroit Life Insurance Company on certain policies of insurance. Judgment for plaintiffs on a directed verdict. Defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtKuhn, J.

In this action it is sought to recover on two policies of insurance issued by the defendant upon the life of one Isrel Kane on November 26, 1915. In the application for insurance the applicant certified that he had read all the statements and answers in the application and agreed, on the part of himself and any person who may claim under the policy, that all the statements and answers so made, and all that may be made to the medical examiner in continuation of the application, are full, complete and true and are representations made as inducements to the issuing of the policy. He was…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Metropolitan Life Insurance v. FreedmanMichigan Supreme Court · 1909
  2. Ketcham v. American Mutual Accident Ass'nMichigan Supreme Court · 1898
  3. Germain v. LoudMichigan Supreme Court · 1915
  4. Haapa v. Metropolitan Life-InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1907
  5. Culligan v. AlpernMichigan Supreme Court · 1910

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Arnold v. KrugMichigan Supreme Court · 1937
  2. Great Northern Life Ins. Co. v. VinceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
  3. Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. GeleynseMichigan Supreme Court · 1928
  4. Reser v. Southern Kansas Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1939
  5. Burkheiser v. City of DetroitMichigan Supreme Court · 1935

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