National Life Insurance v. Grady
Supreme Court of North Carolina
1Opinion of the CourtHoke, J.
The authorities on the subject in this jurisdiction are to the effect that where on payment of the first premium a policy is delivered without qualification there is a completed contract of insurance, and the parties thereto are concluded as to a delivery of the policy during the good health of the insured, except in case of fraud. These decisions proceed upon and approve the position that the clause in the application, made a part of the policy, and stipulating that there shall be no contract of insurance except on delivery in good health, is executory in its nature, authorizing the company…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- American Trust Co. v. Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1917
- Grabbs v. Farmers' Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1899
- Kendrick v. Mutual Benefit Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1899
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. SchlinkIllinois Supreme Court · 1898
- Grier v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1903
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. SameCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Kubit v. MAG Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2011
- McCain v. Hartford Live Stock InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
- Priest v. Kansas City Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1924
- Thomas-Yelverton Co. v. State Capital Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
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