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METTS v. CENTRAL STANDARD LIFE INS. CO.

Docket No. 16798.

142 Cal.App.2d 445 (1956)

298 P.2d 621

HOWARD L. METTS, Respondent, v. CENTRAL STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division One.

June 21, 1956.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hardin, Fletcher, Cook & Hayes and Lewis P. May for Appellant.

Schofield & Hannegan and Louis F. Schofield for Respondent.

BRAY, J.

Defendant appeals from a judgment granting plaintiff $5,000 for refusal to perform an insurance contract insuring plaintiff and his family against poliomyelitis.

QUESTION PRESENTED

Did a contract of insurance arise? (a) Was the application an offer of immediate insurance coverage? (b) If so, did plaintiff meet its terms?

FACTS

On October 18, 1951, plaintiff Howard L. Metts was appointed by defendant Central Standard Life...

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