Legal Opinion
Equitable Life Assur. Soc. v. Dunn
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 23, 1932No. 4806PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court for $5,000, with interest, against the Equitable Life Assurance Society on a policy of insurance issued on tbe life of Clyde A. Dunn. Tbe company refused to pay the policy on the ground that the insured had knowingly and willfully made material, false, and untrue answers in his application for insurance and for the reinstatement of the policy.
On October 3, 1927, the insured, in an application for insurance, told the medical examiner for the company that he had never been treated for any disturbance of the heart or…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wharton v. ætna Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
- Livingood v. New York Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. WigginsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1926
- Holleran v. Life Assurance Co. of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1902
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- Elinor M. Ratay v. The Lincoln National Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
- New York Life Ins. v. KwetkauskasCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1933
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. BacalisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
- Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. v. WestCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1933
- Sylvia Ostrov v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1967
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