Legal Opinion
Mutual Ben. Health & Accident Ass'n v. McGinn
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 18, 1950No. 930PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
The question on this appeal is whether appellant is entitled to a reversal because of the refusal of the trial court to award him a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence.
The action was brought to collect benefits claimed to be due on a policy of health and accident insurance. It was defended on the ground that the insured had in her application for the policy made misstatements of fact concerning certain ailments from which she had suffered. The jury awarded plaintiff the full amount of her claim, the verdict being entered on April 18, 1950. There were no…
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- Munzer v. Swedish American LineDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1940
- Feldmann v. CONNECTICUT MUT. LIFE INS. CO., ETC.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
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