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Insurance-Misrepresentation-False Answers Inserted In Application By Soliciting Agent, Milton D. Solomon S.Ed.
Insurance-Misrepresentation-False Answers Inserted In Application By Soliciting Agent, Milton D. Solomon S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
The plaintiff brought this action against the defendant insurance company as beneficiary of a life insurance policy. The insured signed the application in blank and the soliciting agent inserted false answers to questions in the application concerning medical attendance and prior application for insurance. The application was inserted in and became a part of the policy. The policy was mailed by the defendant to the insured with a return post-card wherein it was stated that the statements on the application were correct and that the insured was in good health. The card was signed by the insured, witnessed by the …
Waiver Of Protest: A Comparative Study, Raúl Olivera Y Borges
Waiver Of Protest: A Comparative Study, Raúl Olivera Y Borges
Michigan Law Review
Parallel to the study of protest, it is pertinent to consider the nature and legal effects of exempting clauses which, while not essential, may be found in bills of exchange. Waiver of protest appears to have been introduced by the practice in France during the first third of the nineteenth century. It is generally used to moderate the consequences of non-payment, by a drawer who lacks confidence in the solvency of the drawee, or who fears that he may not be able to provide the necessary funds before maturity. The drawer can thus spare the susceptibilities of a drawee who …
The Present Status Of "Illusory" Trusts-The Doctrine On Newman V. Dore Brought Down To Date, Edward A. Smith
The Present Status Of "Illusory" Trusts-The Doctrine On Newman V. Dore Brought Down To Date, Edward A. Smith
Michigan Law Review
It has long been the policy of the law to provide for a widow by setting aside some portion of her deceased husband's estate for her future support. Such a policy, it has been said, dates back to the laws of Hammurabi and later evidences of it may. be found in the Justinian Code of the Roman Law, and in English law from the earliest times; its final manifestation being in the well-known common law dower. It is not with dower, however, that we are here concerned, for that institution is sufficiently well understood to require no discussion in this …