Legal Opinion

Stawartz v. Western Life Indemnity Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 5, 1925No. Appeal 188PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Linn, J.,

Appellant, beneficiary named in a policy of insurance on her husband’s life, complains that a verdict for defendant was directed on the ground of breach of warranty in obtaining the policy. Among other statements, the application contained the following: “I have never applied to any company or association for insurance without receiving a policy of the exact kind and amount applied for except as hereinbefore stated. I hereby agree that all of the f oregoing statements and answers........are warranties and are by me warranted to be true, and are offered to the company as a…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Yeager's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922
  2. March v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
  3. Suravitz v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1918
  4. Rinker v. Ætna Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1906
  5. Moncur v. Western Life Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1921

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Youngblood v. Prud. Ins. Co. of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  2. Koppleman v. Commercial Casualty Ins.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  3. Blough v. Modern Woodmen of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  4. Schmerin v. New York Life Insurance Co., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Cambria County1964

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