SEC. MUT. LIFE INS. v. ARENSTEIN


26 N.Y.2d 379 (1970)

Security Mutual Life Insurance Company, Appellant, v. Seymour Arenstein et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 23, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Kelly and Preben Jensen for appellant.

Benjamin Heller for respondents.

Judges BURKE, BREITEL and JASEN concur with Judge SCILEPPI; Chief Judge FULD and Judges BERGAN and GIBSON dissent and vote to affirm on the opinion at the Appellate Division.


SCILEPPI, J.

Security Mutual Life Insurance Company commenced the instant action to rescind three policies it had issued on the life of the defendant Seymour Arenstein. Thereafter, this action was consolidated for the purposes of trial with an identical action for rescission brought by the Canada Life Assurance Company against Arenstein also on three life policies. Based upon a finding that Arenstein had made...

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