Legal Opinion
John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Dorman
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 28, 1939No. 9144PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DENMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment adjudging appellant indebted to appellee beneficiary under a term contract of employee group insurance. The coverage was against death and disability. The deceased insured was a member of the board of directors of a company, all of whose employees, who applied for such protection and paid a required premium, were insured.
The contract is embodied in several documents. One, hereafter called the master policy, is issued to the employer. Another is a certificate, issued to the employee whose life and disability are covered. The employer…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Boseman v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Matter of Met. Life Ins. Co. v. ConwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. KaufmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1935
- Coodley v. New York Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1937
- Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. MargolisCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1936
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Hofeld v. Nationwide Life InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1975
- Jones v. GoodsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1941
- Elfstrom v. New York Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
- Bareno v. Employers Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
- Simms v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Kansas · 1984
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