Independent Life Ins. Co. v. Butler
Supreme Court of Alabama
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
- Cobb v. MaloneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
- Manufacturers' Accident Indemnity Co. v. DorganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1893
- Barnewall v. MurrellSupreme Court of Alabama · 1895
- Cushman v. United States Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Empire Life Insurance v. GeeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Lampke v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Life Ins. Co. of Virginia v. MannAlabama Court of Appeals · 1938
- Sovereign Camp, W. O. W. v. MooreSupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
- Independent Life Ins. Co. v. CarrollSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
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