Legal Opinion
Hein v. Family Life Insurance
Washington Supreme Court
Decided May 31, 1962No. 35895PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHill, J.
On its face, this case comes to us as an action upon a life insurance policy by the widow as the beneficiary. The policy had been issued without a medical examination on the basis of representations made in the application signed by the insured. The application was made May 20, 1959 (and policy was issued as of that date), and death occurred February 3, 1960, of a myocardial infarction resulting from coronary insufficiency and arterio-sclerotic heart disease. Investigation disclosed several false answers in the application. The insurance company refused payment and tendered back the initial…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- New York Life Insurance v. FletcherSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Minsker v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Telford v. New York Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
- Carew, Shaw & Bernasconi, Inc. v. General Casualty Co. of AmericaWashington Supreme Court · 1937
- Hubenthal v. Spokane & Inland Railway Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1906
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Levy v. North American Co. for Life & Health InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1978
- Barber v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1972
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. SchwarzerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- Rogstad v. RogstadWashington Supreme Court · 1968
- Ellis v. William Penn Life Assurance Co. of AmericaWashington Supreme Court · 1994
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