Legal Opinion
California Western States Life Ins. v. Vaughn
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 5, 1948No. 11500PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHENS, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a judgment of the district court, awarding insurance benefits to the named beneficiary of a life insurance policy.
On the 17th day of September, 1945, James Arthur Vaughn, a resident of the State of Washington, made application to The California Western States Life Insurance Company, a California corporation, for insurance upon his life.
On the day following, the applicant was given a physical examination by Dr. Cedric Tuohy, who was authorized by the company to perform such service. In the course of the examination, the doctor read certain printed…
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