FERGUSON v. QUAKER CITY LIFE INSURANCE CO.

No. 1863.

129 A.2d 189 (1956)

Mary E. FERGUSON, Appellant, v. QUAKER CITY LIFE INSURANCE CO., Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided February 6, 1957.

Rehearing Denied March 5, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Everett L. Edmond, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

John A. Kendrick, Washington, D. C., with whom W. Cameron Burton, Thomas B. Heffelfinger, and Ward B. McCarthy, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellee.

Before ROVER, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.


ROVER, Chief Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment for the insurance company in a claimant's suit to recover the proceeds of an industrial life insurance policy. The policy was taken out by the appellant on the life of her son on July 12, 1954, and she was the beneficiary. The insured died on December 14, 1954. The insurer defended on the following terms of the Voidability Section of the policy:

"* * * If (1) within two years prior to the date of issue of...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases