Legal Opinion
Lyttle v. Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. of California
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1934No. 6477PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALLEN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant, widow of Daniel P. Lyttle, brought an action to recover upon a life insurance policy upon her husband’s life, under which she is the beneficiary. Lyttle died on July 27, 1931, as the result of postoperative toxemia following an operation for gastro-enterostomy.
The defense was that Lyttle, in his application for the policy, had made false representations material to the risk, which had induced the company to issue the policy.
The District Court directed a verdict in favor of the defendant at the close of all the testimony. When a motion is made to direct a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. Hilton-GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Claflin v. Commonwealth InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. Hurni Packing Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1919
- Fountain & Herrington, Inc. v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1932
- Begert v. PayneCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1921
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- DeRosa v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1943
- Lawrence v. Connecticut Mut. Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1937
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