Legal Opinion
New York Life Ins. v. Bullock
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 13, 1928No. 5076PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOSTER, Circuit Judge.
On June 3, 1926, appellant filed a bill to cancel a policy of insurance on the life of Finley S. Bullock, on the ground that it was obtained by false representations as to material facts which, if truthfully stated, would have caused the application to be rejected. The policy was dated June 3, 1924, and contained the following clauses;
“This policy takes effeet as of the third day of June nineteen hundred and twenty-four, which day is the anniversary of the policy.”
“Incontestability. — This policy shall be incontestable after two years from its date of issue, except for…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mutual Life Insurance v. Hurni Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Dutcher v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Best v. PolkSupreme Court of the United States · 1873
- Eliot Nat. Bank v. GillCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1914
- Siegelschiffer v. Penn Mut. Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1917
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Weinstock v. EisslerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1964
- Equitable Life Assurance Society v. JalowskyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
- American Nat. Bank at Indianapolis v. Service Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1941
- Pomeranz v. MoreCity of New York Municipal Court · 1946
- John S. Smith v. New York Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
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