Legal Opinion
New York Life Ins. v. Golightly
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1938No. 10994PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit at law upon a life insurance policy issued by appellant upon the life of Byrd H. Golightly for $12,500. The insured applied and was examined by the company’s doctor for the insurance on February 15, 1934. The policy is dated February 27, 1934, and was delivered to the insured on March 2, 1934. The death of the insured occurred on January 31, 1935.
The plaintiffs below were the beneficiaries under the policy, the brothers and sisters of the insured. The company has asserted two defenses: First, that the insúred had fraudulently induced the company to issue…
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