Guyes v. New York Life Ins.

This suit was brought by the Insurance Company to cancel a policy of life insurance on the ground that a reinstatement thereof by the company had been granted on the strength of false statements made by the insured concerning his health. The facts are set out in the opinion of the District Court (New York Life Ins. Co. v. Guyes, 22 F.Supp. 454) wherein it was held that on account of these misrepresentations, a decree of cancellation should be ordered.

It is contended in this appeal of the insured that the decree of the District Court should be set aside because of alleged error in admitting in…