Legal Opinion
American Life Insurance v. Stewart
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 1, 1937No. Nos. 440 and 441PublishedCited by 173 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Caudozo
In these cases suits have been brought for the cancellation of policies of life insurance on the ground of fraud in their procurement, the policies providing that they shall cease to be contestable unless contest shall be begun within a stated time. The question to be determined is the existence, in the circumstances, of a remedy in equity.
On February 23, 1932, petitioner, a Colorado corporation, issued to Reese Smith Stewart, a citizen of Kansas, two policies of life insurance, each for $5,000, one payable to his son, who is a respondent in No. 440, and the other payable to his wife, who is…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- Walla Walla City v. Walla Walla Water Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Insurance Co. v. BaileySupreme Court of the United States · 1871
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