Legal Opinion
Howe v. New York Life Ins.
District Court, S.D. California
Decided December 11, 1931No. 4322PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COSGRAVE, District Judge.
From the agreed statement of facts it • appears that on July 31, 1928, defendant issued its policy of insurance on the life of Harvey K. Howe for $5,000, in which plaintiff was made beneficiary. The policy contains two provisions that control the decision of the case. They are:
“Self-Destruction: In event of self-destruction during the first two insurance years, whether the insured be sane or insane, the insurance under this policy shall be a sum equal to the premiums thereon which have been paid to and received by the company and no more.”
“Incontestability: This…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. LovejoySupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- Missouri State Life Insurance v. CranfordSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1923
- MacK v. Connecticut General Life Ins. Co. of HartfordCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
- Childress v. Fraternal Union of AmericaTennessee Supreme Court · 1904
- Stean v. Occidental Life Ins.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1918
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Wilmington Trust Co. v. Mutual Life Ins. Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1946
- National Producers Life Insurance Co. v. RogersCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1968