Legal Opinion
Russo v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided January 5, 1939PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
The plaintiff is the beneficiary upon a life insurance policy issued September 1, 1936, to her mother, Vienna Santanelli, who died April 27, 1937, of myocarditis and arteriosclerosis. On August 17, 1936, in her application for this insurance, by its terms made part of the policy and the basis of the defendant’s obligation, the insured made this statement among others: “18. Have you been attended by a physician during the last five years? If yes, give names of complaints, dates, how long sick, and names of physicians. No.” The jury’s verdict was for the plaintiff. The defendant moved that it…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- New York Life Insurance v. FletcherSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Hennessy v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
- Ryan v. World Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1874
- Branford Trust Co. v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- Barber v. International Co. of MexicoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1901
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3Cited by19 opinions
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Brown v. Connecticut Light & Power Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1958
- Falker v. SamperiSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1983
- Joseph T. Bouley v. Continental Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- State v. CoutureSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1963
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