Legal Opinion

Grubiak v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 6, 1925PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Jaycox, J.;

The plaintiff (beneficiary) has recovered a judgment against the defendant (insurer) upon a policy of life insurance. By appropriate references thereto the application was made a part of the policy of insurance and a copy of it was made a physical part of said policy and delivered to the insured: The defendant sought to

escape liability thereon on the ground that certain statements made by the insured were false, to her knowledge, and, therefore, constituted warranties and that the defendant relied upon those representations in issuing the policy and as soon as it learned of their…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sternaman v. . Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
  2. Miller v. . Phoenix Mutual Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1887
  3. Bollard v. New York Life InsuranceAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1917
  4. Bollard v. . New York Life Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
  5. Stanulevich v. St. Lawrence Life Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Kirschner v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesCity of New York Municipal Court · 1935
  2. Schrader v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1931
  3. Malchak v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1929
  4. Emanuele v. Metropolitan Life Ins.City of New York Municipal Court · 1930
  5. Kwiatkowski v. Brotherhood of American YeomenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1926

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