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Jones v. Life Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 10, 1910PublishedCited by 15 opinions

Appeal from W. J. Aáams, J., at tbe June Term, 1910, of GrUILEORD. This was an action brought to reform a policy issued by the defendant on 7 September, 1896, to the plaintiff, on the ground of mistake on the part of the plaintiff and fraud on the part of the defendant.

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Appeal from W. J. Aáams, J., at tbe June Term, 1910, of GrUILEORD. This was an action brought to reform a policy issued by the defendant on 7 September, 1896, to the plaintiff, on the ground of mistake on the part of the plaintiff and fraud on the part of the defendant. The defendant, denying the alleged fraudulent representations, alleged that in September, 1898, the plaintiff surrendered the policy issued in 1896 and accepted a new policy from it; and further that more than a year before the policy issued in 1896 matured, it being a ten-year policy, to-wit, in May, 1905, an agent of…

1Opinion of the CourtMaNning, J.

Tbis case does not differ, in tbe false representations alleged and proven to tbe satisfaction of tbe jury, from tbe facts alleged in Caldwell v. Ins. Co., 140 N. C., 100; Sykes v. Ins. Co., 148 N. C., 13; Stroud v. Ins. Co., 148 N. C., 54; Whitehurst v. Ins. Co., 149 N. C., 273; Jones v. Ins. Co., 151 N. C., 54. Tbe entire evidence taken at tbe trial is embraced in tbe record and we bave carefully examined it No exception was noted to tbe admission or rejection of evidence offered; and tbe exceptions to bis Honor's charge are addressed exclusively to bis charge upon tbe sixth issue. We can…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Stewart v. Carpet Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
  2. Whitehurst v. . Insurance Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
  3. Benton v. . CollinsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1899
  4. Jarrett v. High Point Trunk & Bag Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1907
  5. Caldwell v. Insurance Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Gregg v. City of WilmingtonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1911
  2. Stewart v. . Carpet Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1905
  3. Worley v. Laurel River Logging Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1911
  4. Arndt v. . Insurance Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1918
  5. Craig & Wilson v. Stewart & JonesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1913

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