Legal Opinion
Howard v. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCY. OF THE US
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided November 8, 1971PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
360 Mass. 424 (1971)
274 N.E.2d 819
SHIRLEY M. HOWARD
vs.
THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES.
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Plymouth.
September 17, 1971.
November 8, 1971.
Present: TAURO, C.J., CUTTER, REARDON, BRAUCHER, & HENNESSEY, JJ.
John B. Higby for the plaintiff.
James P. Lynch, Jr., for the defendant.
REARDON, J.
In this action of contract the plaintiff, the beneficiary under a policy of life insurance issued by the defendant, seeks to recover $5,000 payable as an accidental death benefit thereunder. The matter was heard before a Superior Court judge sitting…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Neel v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
- Prudential Insurance Company of America, a Corporation v. Jean Lee Barnes, AppelleekCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Phœnix Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn. v. FlynnCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- Esther W. McDaniel v. Standard Accident Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by4 opinions
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