Legal Opinion
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Marilyn M. Wyman
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 26, 1983No. 82-5644, 82-5645PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
In a jury trial to determine whether benefits were due under a disability insurance policy, the district judge refused a request to instruct the jury on a state statute pertaining to false answers in an application. Because the statute was pertinent, we conclude that the failure to include it in the jury charge was error requiring a new trial.
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company filed suit against its insured, Marilyn Wyman, seeking rescission of a disability insurance policy because of false statements in her application form. Wyman filed a…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Commissioner v. Estate of BoschSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Cuyler v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Sondra L. McKenna and James R. McKenna v. Ortho Pharmaceutical CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Roberts v. Sears, Roebuck & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Evans v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
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3Cited by66 opinions
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- Waldorf v. ShutaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
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