Legal Opinion
Ruwitch v. William Penn Life Assurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 1, 1992No. 91-2943PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.
William Penn Life Assurance Company (Penn Life) appeals from a judgment against it for breach of its contract to insure the life of Wallace R. Ruwitch. We reverse and remand with directions to enter judgment for Penn Life.
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In early 1989, Wallace R. Ruwitch decided to purchase a $2 million policy of insurance on his life in order to secure loans for his purchase of a new business, Dow Screw Products. After analyzing policies from several competing companies, Ruwitch chose to purchase a policy from Penn Life. Ruwitch and Penn Life’s agent completed an application for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Salve Regina College v. RussellSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Kirk v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1935
- Dale v. JanklowCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Toler v. Atlanta Life Ins. Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1952
- David A. Bernoudy, Nancy v. Bernoudy v. Dura-Bond Concrete Restoration, Inc. Ernest L. Alexander Lee PopovichCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Flora Ann Ruwitch, Trustee, Irrevocable Trust Agreement of Wallace R. Ruwitch v. William Penn Life Assurance Company of America, William Penn Life Assurance Company of America v. Flora Ann Ruwitch, Trustee, Irrevocable Insurance Trust Agreement of Wallace R. RuwitchCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992