Legal Opinion

Brook J. Jones and J. Fred Jones v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided October 14, 1968No. 25493_1Published

1Opinion of the Court

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

On May 2, 1962, Homer H. Lee applied for, and was issued an automobile liability policy. In the application Lee was asked if he had any physical defects, and he answered “no.” He has suffered from birth with epilepsy. On February 22, 1963, he was involved in an automobile accident with the appellants, Brook Jones and her husband Fred Jones. State Farm, plaintiff-appellee, filed suit for a declaration that its policy issued to Lee had been properly rescinded and that it owed no obligation to Lee or any of his judgment creditors. Lee defaulted, and appellants moved for…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. And Cosmair, Inc. v. Edd Pruitt and Marjorie Ann PruittCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  2. W. Stanley Jones and Thomas E. Walker, Partners D/B/A Stanley Jones Company v. Chaney & James Construction Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  3. Omer M. Harris v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
  4. Charles Cater and Gulf American Fire and Casualty Company v. Gordon Transport, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  5. Lamm v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965

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