Legal Opinion
Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. Parkinsonn
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 31, 1934No. 5166PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIS, Circuit Judge.
This is an aetion- in assumpsit to recover the face value of a policy of insurance on the life of William S. Parkinson, who died on February 17, 1931, as the result of a tumor on his brain.
The suit was tried to the District Court and a jury. The plaintiff, the beneficiary of the policy, introduced in evidence the policy, which was issued on October 20, 1930, after the usual examination by a physician, representing the insurer, the defendant. The plaintiff showed that the first premium was paid and furnished proofs of the death of the insured and then rested.
The defendant…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Columbia Heights Realty Co. v. RudolphSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Baltimore & O. R. Co. v. McCuneCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1909
- Sun Life Assur. Co. of Canada v. BudzinskiCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1928
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- Century Indemnity Co. v. NelsonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1936