Legal Opinion

Equitable Life Assur. Soc. v. Guiou

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided December 30, 1936No. 10726PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOODROUGH, Circuit Judge.

Mrs. Genevieve Baldwin Guiou, named beneficiary in a life insurance policy insuring the life of her son Charles B. Guiou, issued to him by the Equitable Life Assurance Society on July 7, 1934, brought this suit to recover on the policy for the son’s death which occurred within the life of the policy on the 8th day of August, 1935. The insurance company defended on the ground of suicide within thí» following provision of the policy: “Self-destruction sane or insane, within two years, from the date of issue hereof, is a risk not assumed by the Society under this policy.…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Lumbra v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. Del Vecchio v. BowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
  3. New York Life Ins. Co. v. DoerksenCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1935
  4. New York Life Ins. Co. v. WeaverCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1925
  5. Frankel v. New York Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1931

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Globe Indemnity Company, a Corporation v. Harland Hansen, Special Administrator of the Estate of Kenneth Nielsen, DeceasedCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956
  2. The MontroseDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1942
  3. United States v. BoyettCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1937
  4. United States v. One 1941 Lincoln Zephyr Sedan, Motor No. H-107,919District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1945

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