Legal Opinion
Bess M. Ore v. The Aetna Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 10, 1970No. 20248PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM E. MILLER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arose out of an action in the District Court on diversity grounds, to recover accidental death benefits under a group life insurance policy. The claimant seeks to recover the benefits due to the death of her husband who was covered by the group policy issued by The Aetna Life Insurance Company, the defendant-appellant. There was a jury verdict below for the plaintiff-appellee in the amount of $83,000.00. 1
The plaintiff and her deceased husband, Arthur F. Ore, lived in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1961 until the date of the latter’s death, and the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Maness v. Life & Casualty InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1930
- Arnold v. New York Life InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1914
- Britton v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaTennessee Supreme Court · 1959
- North American Ins. Co. v. EllisonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1954
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3Cited by5 opinions
- In Re Estate of HeckmanColorado Court of Appeals · 2001
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. SmithTennessee Supreme Court · 1977
- Ann Arbor Trust Co. v. Canada Life Assurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Ann Arbor Trust Company v. The Canada Life Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Heckman v. J.C. Penney Life Insurance Co.Colorado Court of Appeals · 2001