Brignac v. Pacific Mut. Life Ins.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Certiorari to Court of Appeal, Third Circuit. Action by Itha Brignae and others against the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company of California on a policy of insurance. A judgment for defendant was reversed by the court of appeal, and defendant applies for certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtProvosty, J.
This suit is on a policy of life insurance. It is before this court on a writ of review to the court of ax>peal.
The defenses are that the insured committed suicide, and that he did not answer truly to the questions in his ■ application for the policy, with reference to his being or having been a user of spirituous liquors, and that, as a consequence, the policy has been forfeited under its express terms.
The questions and answers referred to are the following:
“Q. Do you use spirituous, malt, or vinous liquors? A. No. Q. State the average quantity you use each day. A. No. Q. Have you at any…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chambers v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1896
- Leman v. Manhattan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1894
- Boynton v. Equitable Life Assurance SocietySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1901
- Penfold v. . Universal Life Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
- Phillips v. Louisiana Equitable Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1874
3Cited by23 opinions
- Webster v. New York Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
- Heiman v. Pan American Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1935
- McEwen v. New York Life InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1919
- Goff v. Mutual Life Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1912
- Llorens v. McCannSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
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