Legal Opinion
Dorothy Jane Simpson v. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 25, 1972No. 72-1150PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant has appealed from an order of the District Court granting partial summary judgment in favor of defendant, and from a judgment upon a directed verdict in favor of the defendant at the close of plaintiff’s evidence on the remaining issue, in an action to recover the death benefits on a life insurance policy containing provisions for waiver of premium in the event of total and permanent disability.
Jurisdiction of the Court was based on diversity of citizenship. The case is governed by Ohio law.
Plaintiff was the widow of Paul Gem-mill Simpson, Jr., and the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- West v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Stipcich v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Kampf v. Franklin Life InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Myers v. Moore-Kile Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1922
- Minnesota Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1928
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3Cited by58 opinions
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- National Surety Corporation, a Corporation of the State of New York v. The Midland Bank, a Corporation of New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Charlene COOK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Joe Terry Poyner v. Erma Werke Gmbh and Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- In Re FigueroaUnited States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · 1983
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