Valesi v. Mutual Life Ins.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Civil District Court, Parish of Orleans; Fred D. King, Judge. Action by Mrs. Laura N. Yalesi against the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtDawkins, J.
This is an action upon a policy of insurance covering the life of plaintiff’s deceased husband.
The defenses are twofold:(1) Suicide within the period during which the policy was contestible; and,(2) Fraudulent misrepresentation of the insured as to the use of intoxicants.
There was judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
Opinion.
Defendant issued a policy of insurance on the life of Dino L. Yalesi February 1, 1918, and the insured died August 20th of the same year. The policy contained the usual stipulation that there should be no liability in the event of suicide within one year.
Deceased…
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2Cases cited7 opinions
- Aetna Life Insurance v. MilwardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
- Leman v. Manhattan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
- Boynton v. Equitable Life Assurance SocietySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Phillips v. Louisiana Equitable Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1874
- Modern Woodmen of America v. KincheloeIndiana Supreme Court · 1911
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Gay v. United Benefit Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1957
- Webster v. New York Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Rhodes v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Faulk v. Mutual Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- The People v. SchneiderIllinois Supreme Court · 1936
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