Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Prudential Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 12, 1939No. 4440PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOPER, Circuit Judge.
The policy of life insurance in suit in this case was held by the District Court to have expired prior to the death of the insured by reason of his failure to pay the premium in accordance with the contract, and we are called on to decide whether this decision was correct in view of the receipt of the insured’s check by the Insurance Company before the expiration of the grace period and in view of the subsequent circumstances now to be set out, which the testimony of the plaintiff tends to show.
On March 4, 1936, the company issued its policy of life insurance upon the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Tayloe v. Merchants' Fire Ins. Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
- Kendrick v. Mutual Benefit Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1899
- Whitley v. Peidmont & Arlington Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1874
- Hayworth v. Philadelphia Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1925
- Philadelphia Life Ins. v. HayworthCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1924
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Travelers Indemnity Company v. HarrisDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1961
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