Legal Opinion
Leola Blair v. The Prudential Insurance Co. Of America
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 29, 1972No. 71-1096PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK A. KAUFMAN, District Judge:
On May 1, 1968, one of defendant insurance company’s agents visited the *1358home of Melvin and Leola Blair in the District of Columbia and obtained from Melvin, employed as a security guard, an application for an insurance policy on Melvin’s life pursuant to which Leola, his wife, the manager of a government agency’s snackbar, was the named beneficiary. The policy, which called for premiums of $12.73 per month, was issued on May 20, 1968. After Melvin died on February 16, 1970, defendant refused to make payment under the policy, on the ground that there had been…
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