Legal Opinion
Shenandoah Life Insurance v. Hawes
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided July 14, 1966No. Civ. No. 524PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
LARKINS, District Judge:
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
This cause is before the Court as a civil action in which the plaintiff seeks equitable relief in that it prays the Court avoid and cancel a life insurance contract. A motion to strike a defense has been previously considered by the Court and it was denied. See Shenandoah Life Ins. Co. v. Hawes, 37 F.R.D. 526, 9 FRServ2d 12f.26, Case 2 (1965).
The basis of the plaintiff’s action is its contention that the insured withheld medical information he had at his disposal when he completed the application for life insurance. Plaintiff…
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