Jacobs v. Northwestern Life Assur. Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal from trial term, Orange county. Action by George H. Jacobs against the Northwestern Life Assurance Company. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and from the judgment, and an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtOullen, J.
This action is brought to recover the amount of a policy of insurance upon the life of Gilbert E. Jacobs. The sole defense actually litigated on the trial was the falsity of the answer of the deceased to a certain question contained in his application for insurance. The question was: “Has any proposal or application to insure your life ever been made to any company or agent, upon which you have been rejected, or upon which a policy has not been issued, and received by you?- If so, state what companies, and when?” In the application the written answer to this question is: “Yes. The…
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- O'Brien v. . Home Benefit SocietyNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Clemans v. Supreme Assembly Royal Society of Good FellowsNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Goldschmidt v. . Mutual Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1886
- Peters v. United States Industrial InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Spring v. Chautauqua Mutual Life Ass'nNew York Supreme Court · 1891
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