McEwen v. New York Life Insurance
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County and from an order refusing a new trial. Wm. M. Finch, Judge presiding. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtShaw, J.
This action was instituted by the mother of Charles B. McEwen, deceased, to recover the amount of a policy on his life issued by defendant on July 7, 1910, upon a written application made therefor by deceased on June 29, 1910. Judgment went for plaintiff, from which, and an order denying its motion for a new trial, defendant appeals.
The insured, who was twenty-eight years of age, died on November 20, 1910. Defendant; resisted payment of the policy, alleging as a ground therefor that the insured had procured the issuance of the same by means of fraud, concealment, and misrepresentations made…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Campbell v. New England Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- Cox v. DelmasCalifornia Supreme Court · 1893
- Union Mutual Ass'n v. MontgomeryMichigan Supreme Court · 1888
- Hopkins v. Northwestern Life Assur. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1900
- Yore v. BoothCalifornia Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by36 opinions
- New York Life Insurance v. Bank of ItalyCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1923
- Union Mutual Life Insurance v. BroderickCalifornia Supreme Court · 1925
- Cohen v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1957
- Everett v. Standard Accident InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1919
- Spaulding v. Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1920
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