Legal Opinion
Goldman v. New York Life Ins. Co.
New Jersey Court of Chancery
Decided March 26, 1934PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The bill of complaint originally contained two counts, the subject-matter of the first count being a $5,000 life insurance policy and the second count a $15,000 life insurance policy. The second count has been abandoned.
The complainant alleges and the proofs show that there was issued to him by the defendant company a life insurance policy providing for the payment to the beneficiary of $5,000 upon proof of death. This policy contained among its provisions a clause known as a "waiver of premiums" clause, which reads as follows:
"The Company, by endorsement hereon, will waive payment of the…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Bergholm v. Peoria Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Thompson v. Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1881
- Wheeler v. Connecticut Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Whiteside v. North American Accident InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
- New England Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. SmithCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
- Lyford v. New England Mutual Life InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Dikowski v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1942
- Cochens v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1935
- Mutchnick v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceCity of New York Municipal Court · 1935
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