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American Life Insurance Co. v. Stewart

United States Supreme Court

300 U.S. 203 (1937)

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American Life (plaintiff) had only a two-year window to contest its policies with Stewart (defendant) for fraud; after Stewart died within that window, American Life sued in equity to cancel the policies for fraudulent misrepresentations, and Stewart's family separately sued at law to enforce the policies, arguing American Life had an adequate legal remedy (raising fraud as a defense) and shouldn't be allowed to proceed in equity.

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Whether a litigant may pursue a remedy in equity if another remedy at law exists.

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