Legal Opinion
Santarpio v. New York Life Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 14, 1938PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtQua, J.
By agreement of the parties the only question at issue at the trial was whether the insurance policy on the life of the plaintiff’s deceased husband upon which this action was brought had been legally reinstated after it had lapsed for nonpayment of a premium.
The defendant’s contention was that an ostensible reinstatement had been procured by the insured falsely answering “No” to the questions contained in the written application for reinstatement whether within two years he had had any illnesses, diseases or bodily injuries or had consulted or been treated by any physician. The plaintiff iu…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Morse v. WoodworthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Guiffre v. CarapezzaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937
- Phillips v. VorenbergMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1927
- Koch v. LynchMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
- Prudential Trust Co. v. HayesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1924
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Bendett v. BendettMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1943
- Commonwealth v. TorrealbaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
- Meehan v. North Adams Savings BankMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1939
- Anderson v. Town of BillericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
- Passanessi v. C. J. Maney Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
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