Legal Opinion
Sellwood v. Equitable Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided April 6, 1950No. 35,032PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Peterson, Justice.
This is an action to recover upon a life insurance policy which was reinstated after it had lapsed for nonpayment of premium. Decision below was for defendant upon the ground that the insured made false statements in the application for reinstatement concerning his insurability. Plaintiff appeals.
The questions for decision are:(1) Whether statements by the insured concerning his insur-ability in an application for reinstatement of a life insurance policy lapsed for nonpayment of premium, not endorsed upon or attached to the policy, may be used as a defense by the insurer in…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Teeter v. . United Life Ins. Assn.New York Court of Appeals · 1899
- Loving v. Mutual Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1922
- Great Western Life Ins. v. SnavelyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1913
- Coughlin v. Reliance Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1925
- New York Life Insurance v. BuchbergMichigan Supreme Court · 1930
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Spencer v. Kemper Investors Life Insurance Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 1988
- Kersten v. Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
- Kersten v. Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
- Rose v. Lincoln Benefit Life CompanyDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 2022
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