Legal Opinion

McKinney v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided March 8, 1915No. Gen. No. 20,520PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Error to the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. Henry C. Beitrer, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the October term, 1914.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice McSurely

This is a suit brought by the husband of Sadie McKinney, now deceased, on two policies on her life issued by the defendant. Under a peremptory instruction a verdict was returned and judgment entered against defendant for $321. The policies were dated September 11, 1911 and November 20, 1911, respectively, and each contained the following provision:

“Unless otherwise stated in the blank space below in a waiver signed by the Secretary, this policy is void if the insured before its date has been rejected for insurance by this or any other company, or has been attended by a physician for any…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bailey v. New England Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
  2. Wright v. Vermont Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1895
  3. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. RobinsonIllinois Supreme Court · 1881
  4. Heubner v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1909
  5. United States Life Insurance v. LudwigIllinois Supreme Court · 1882

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Falberg v. Continental Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1915

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