Legal Opinion
Ford v. Commonwealth Life Insurance
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided January 30, 1934PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by.Stanley, Commissioner — •
Affirming.
On July 5, 1929, the Commonwealth Life Insurance Company issued a policy for $1,000 on the life of Mrs. Louella Ford, with her husband, Eobert Ford, as beneficiary. She died of tuberculosis on January 18, 1930. The company resisted payment upon the ground that the insured had made material misrepresentations in her application. The court gave a peremptory instruction for the company, and this appeal challenges the correctness of that ruling. The beneficiary, as appel-' lant, insists that the evidence was in conflict and required a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Globe Indemnity Company v. DaviessCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1932
- Mutual Benefit Life Ins. v. Daviess' Ex'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1888
- Commonwealth Life Insurance v. Goodknight's AdministratorCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
- Penick v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1926
- Columbia Life Ins. v. TouseyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1913
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. TannenbaumCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951
- Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. LampleyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1944
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. CrouchCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1986
- Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. ArnoldCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
- Troutman v. Mutual Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
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