AMER. LIFE INS. CO. v. STEWART

No. 440.

300 U.S. 203 (1937)

AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. v. REESE SMITH STEWART ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 1, 1937.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. William C. Michaels, with whom Messrs. Earle W. Evans, and Joseph G. Carey were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Charles G. Yankey for respondents.


MR. JUSTICE CARDOZO delivered the opinion of the Court.

In these cases suits have been brought for the cancellation of policies of life insurance on the ground of fraud in their procurement, the policies providing that they shall cease to be contestable unless contest shall be begun within a stated time. The question to be determined is the existence, in the circumstances, of a remedy in equity.

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