Legal Opinion

Goldwater v. Jackson National Life Insurance

District Court, N.D. California

Decided February 8, 1983No. C-82-0104-WWSPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF OPINION AND ORDER

SCHWARZER, District Judge.

The plaintiff in this case seeks a determination of his rights under a contract of insurance with the defendant. The matter is before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment. The parties agree that no triable issues remain and that a final decision may be rendered on the record before the Court.

Dr. Goldwater purchased a policy of term life insurance from Jackson National on May 7, 1976. The policy included a rider waiving premiums in the event of total disability, and it provided that “the Owner may, upon written request to the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Aetna Life Insurance v. DunkenSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
  2. Harris v. Glens Falls InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  3. Gans v. Ætna Life Insurance Co. of HartfordNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  4. Joyce I. Binkley v. Manufacturers Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
  5. Silliman v. International Life InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1914

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