Legal Opinion
Anderson v. Aetna Life Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 6, 1937No. 4101PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit by an insurance company asking relief under the Federal Declaratory Judgment Act of June 14, 1934, 48 Stat. 955, Jud.Code § 274d, as amended by Act Aug. 30, 1935, 28 U.S.C.A. § 400. From a decree holding that a group insurance policy had lapsed and that the rights of defendants insured thereunder had ceased and determined, the defendants have appealed. The question presented by the appeal is the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the suit, no question being raised as to the decision of the court if its jurisdiction is conceded. The facts out of which…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- American Mills Co. v. American Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1922
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- United States Galvanizing & Plating Equipment Corp. v. Hanson-Van Winkle-Munning Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1939
- Farm Bureau Mut. Automobile Ins. Co. v. DanielCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1937
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