Legal Opinion
Kaufman v. New York Life Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided April 10, 1934PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Argued April 10, 1934. It is against the public policy of the State of Pennsylvania to permit any discrimination amony policyholders of the same class: Reed v. Ins. Co., 50 Pa. Super. 384.
The statutes of the State relating to insurance, in force at the time a policy is issued, must be regarded as entering into and forming a part of the contract to the same effect as if embodied therein.
The policy was issued through a mistake mutual to both parties.
The court can and should reform the contract: McCurdy's Est.,303 Pa. 453; Waychoff v. Waychoff, 309 Pa. 300; Swing v. Munson, 191 Pa. 582;…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- York Metal & Alloys Co. v. Cyclops Steel Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1924
- Curran v. National Life Insurance Co. of the United StatesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- Swing v. MunsonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- McCurdy's EstateSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
- Musser v. StaufferSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Line Lexington Lumber & Millwork Co. v. Pennsylvania Publishing Corp.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1973
- Bugen v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Baldwin v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1961
- Penn Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Commissioner of Internal Rev.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1937
- American Nat. Ins. Co. v. McPhetridgeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1945
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