Legal Opinion
Adamos v. New York Life Ins. Co.
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 24, 1937No. 7424PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHOONMAKER, District Judge.
George A. Adamos, beneficiary on four life insurance policies issued "by the New York'Life Insurance Company, each in the sum of $5,000, on the life of Andy Adamos, has brought this suit. The Insurance Company is defending on the ground that the policies are null and void, by reason of false answers made by Andy Adamos in the course of his medical examination for this insurance. The case was tried before the court and a jury, with the result that at the conclusion of the testimony, the court gave the jury binding instructions to find a verdict in favor of the…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Stipcich v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- New York Life Insurance v. FletcherSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Claflin v. Commonwealth InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- National Bank v. Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Aetna Life Insurance v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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- Catherine Panko, Admx. Of the Estate of Margaret R. Barrett, Dec'd v. Consolidated Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
- Drake v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INS. CO.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1960
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