Legal Opinion
New York Life Insurance v. Breen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 9, 1934PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Plaintiff’s action is in equity to rescind three insurance policies written upon the life of William J. Breen, now deceased. *454The grounds for rescission are alleged false representations made by the insured in his application for insurance. The defendant, who is the widow of the insured, by her answer denies the alleged misrepresentations. She has been awarded a judgment upon her counterclaim for the full amount of each policy.
All of the policies in question were issued upon the same application which was signed by the insured October 29, 1931, and contained the following declaration: “ On…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Minsker v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Archer v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Travelers Insurance v. PomerantzNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Rudolph v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Jenkins v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
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