Legal Opinion
Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Brown
New York Supreme Court
Decided April 19, 1951PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJames D. Hopkins, J.
This action has been tried by the court without a jury. The plaintiff seeks judgment declaring void ab initio a policy of insurance issued on the lives of the defend*148ant, John J. Brown, his wife and their two children, on the ground that certain statements made by said defendant in the application for the policy were untrue and known to him to be untrue when made.
The statements claimed by the plaintiff to constitute misrepresentation involve the weight of the defendant, Brown, his condition of health and past medical history. The defendant stated in his application, dated October 28, 1957,…
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