Legal Opinion

Independent Life Ins. Co. v. Butler

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided May 29, 1930No. 8 Div. 177PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

This is an action on a policy of life insurance issued by the defendant to William I-I. Ourbow, on his application, naming his wife, the plaintiff, as the sole beneficiary.

The substance of the defendant’s plea 3 is that the insured “made and signed a written application to the defendant for the issuance of the policy sued on,” and that in said application he warranted he teas in perfect health; that in fact' he was not in perfect health, but was' suffering from either high-blood pressure or heart or kidney disease; that the insured knew he was not in perfect health, but was suffering from one…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Cobb v. MaloneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
  2. Manufacturers' Accident Indemnity Co. v. DorganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1893
  3. Barnewall v. MurrellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
  4. Cushman v. United States Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
  5. Empire Life Insurance v. GeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. ChambersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  2. Lampke v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
  3. Life Ins. Co. of Virginia v. MannAlabama Court of Appeals · 1938
  4. Sovereign Camp, W. O. W. v. MooreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
  5. Independent Life Ins. Co. v. CarrollSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930

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