Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Stern
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided November 5, 1938PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Complainant insurance company issued a policy of insurance on September 1st, 1936, on the life of Charles Stern, with Herman Stern (the present defendant) as the named beneficiary.
The insured, Charles Stern, died on February 13th, 1938. Claim was duly made by the beneficiary; payment was refused by the company on the ground that the policy had been obtained by fraud. Thereupon suit at law was brought by the beneficiary against the company for recovery under the policy.
Instead of filing answer in that suit at law, the company filed its present bill, in which it prays decree for the…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Commercial, C., Co. v. Southern Surety Co.New Jersey Court of Chancery · 1926
- Headley v. LeavittSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1903
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. SteinmanNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1928
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. LodzinskiSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1938
- Shapiro v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1933
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Eastern States Petroleum Co. v. Universal Oil Products Co.Court of Chancery of Delaware · 1939
- Russ v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1970
- Lewis v. MorganNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1942
- Ettelson v. Metropolitan Life Ins.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1941
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. AlvarezNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1943
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