Legal Opinion
Smith v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided February 28, 1938No. 4-4952PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGtripein Smith, C. J.
Appellant is the beneficiary of an insurance policy written by appellee August 11, 1916, on the life of J. F. Smith. The assured died May 4, 1936. Annual premiums were paid to August 11, 1935. Before default occurred a quarterly premium was paid, extending the policy to November 11, 1935. There were no further payments.
The contract provides that all premiums shall he paid annually in advance, “or in regular equivalent semiannual or quarterly installments. . . . Except as herein expressly provided, the payment of any premium or installment thereof shall not maintain this policy in force beyond…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Security Life Insurance v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1929
- Federal Life Insurance Company v. PearrowSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1935
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- Burgardt v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1967
- McDonald v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins.Court of Appeals of Arkansas · 1985
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