Legal Opinion
Llona Dick v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 25, 1970No. 20174PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CELEBREZZE, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan involving payment to the Appellant-Beneficiary on a life insurance policy issued by the Appellee-Insurer. The District Court, at the conclusion of all the evidence, held that the misrepresentations admittedly made by the insured were material as a matter of law and directed a verdict in favor of the insurer.
Prior to the trial, the parties stipulated the existence of a $40,000 insurance policy on the life of the insured and that the insured was deceased. During the course of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bendford v. National Life & Accident InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1959
- The Franklin Life Insurance Company, an Illinois Corporation v. William J. Champion and Company, a Michigan CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
- Lipsky v. Washington National InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1967
- Dedic v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaMichigan Court of Appeals · 1968
- Mary E. Michael v. World Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Woodall Industries, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, a Massachusetts CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Kula v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1985
- Cynthia Kelly Simmons and the Estate of Paul Edward Simmons v. The United Presidential Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Woodall Industries, Inc., a Delaware Corporation v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, a Massachusetts CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974