Legal Opinion

Thompson v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided March 18, 1936PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSchenok, J.

Tbe assignments of error are treated in tbe briefs in two groups, and we will consider them as grouped.

Tbe first group of assignments relates to tbe motions for judgment as of nonsuit. It is conceded in tbe brief of tbe appellant that it “would not be entitled to a judgment of nonsuit unless tbe court finds that tbe policy was void as a matter of law under tbe evidence.”

Tbe fraud alleged, upon which appellant seeks to have tbe policy declared void, is in effect that tbe insured concealed from tbe insurer that be bad been ill over a long period for which be bad collected health insurance, and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Wade v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'nWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1934
  2. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n v. McDonaldSupreme Court of Colorado · 1923
  3. Colson v. State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of WorcesterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1935
  4. Smith v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1935

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. Westchester Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
  2. Bankson v. Mutual Ben. Health & Accident Ass'nSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1945
  3. Suits v. Old Equity Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1959
  4. Duke v. General Accident, Fire & Life Assurance Corp.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1937
  5. Glenn v. Gate City Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942

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