Legal Opinion
Prudential Ins. v. Merritt-Chapman Scott
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided January 18, 1933PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
This is one of eleven suits instituted in this court seeking the cancellation and surrender of several policies of insurance in the aggregate sum of $1,000,000, covering the life of one William H. Baker, on the ground that their issuance was procured by fraud. The policies were issued during the late summer and early fall of 1931, and the insured, a resident of Montclair, New Jersey, died on May 13th, 1932. The defendant in this suit was named as beneficiary in all of the policies except those of the Travelers Insurance Company, which are in the aggregate sum of $50,000, and in which his…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Peck v. JennessSupreme Court of the United States · 1849
- Riggs v. Johnson CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1868
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- Campbell v. New York Evening Post, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1927
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