Legal Opinion
Brayer v. John Hancock Mut Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 6, 1950No. 115, Docket 21490PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
This is an action to recover on a policy of insurance issued by the defendant on the life of E. Harold Brayer, of whose will plaintiffs are the executors. The defense is on the ground that the policy was void because of material misrepresentations by Brayer, the insured, in his application for the policy. The trial court denied motions by both parties for a directed verdict and submitted the general questions to the jury, who brought in a verdict for the plaintiffs. Defendant’s motions to set aside the verdict of the jury and either direct a verdict for it or order a new…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Ettelson v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1947
- Keck v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1933
- Keck v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- Reznikoff v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1943
- Reznikoff v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1945
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Berger v. Manhattan Life InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1992
- The Franklin Life Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation v. William J. Champion and Company, a Michigan CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Credit Bancorp, Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 2001
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