Legal Opinion
Dudgeon v. Mutual Ben. Health & Accident Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 3, 1934No. 3552PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal in an action on a poliey of health and accident insurance. There was evidence tending to show that the insured died as the result of an accidental injury, and claim was made for $5,000, the amount payable under the poliey in case of accidental death. Verdict was directed for the company on the ground that the poliey was obtained by means of false representations material to the risk.' Plaintiff denies the materiality of the representations and contends that, in any event, a provision forbidding cancellation of the poliey during any period for which…
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- Jeffries v. Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
- 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
- Columbian Nat. Life Ins. Co. v. HarrisonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1926
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Columbian Nat. Life Ins. Co. v. RodgersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1937
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- Ginsburg v. Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1937
- New York Life Ins. v. McCurdyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1939
- Prentiss v. Mutual Ben. Health & Accident Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1940
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