Legal Opinion
Missouri State Life Ins. v. Guess
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1927No. 2536PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This was a suit to cancel a policy of life insurance on the ground of fraud. On February 1, 1915, the company issued its policy No. 97204 on the life of insured, providing for the payment of an annual premium of $313.90. In 1923 it was discovered that the age of insured had been erroneously stated as 37 years, instead of 35 years, in the application, and thereupon the original policy was canceled, and a new policy, numbered 453246, was issued in lieu thereof. In applying for this change of policy, insured, on the 20th day of August, 1923, signed a written instrument…
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- National Bank v. Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1878
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