Legal Opinion
Shira v. New York Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1937No. 1534PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
Gladys D. Shira, individually and as administratrix with the will annexed of the estate of Samuel F. Shira, brought this action against the New York Life Insurance Company on a policy of life insurance issued on the life of Samuel F. Shira.
Trial by jury was duly waived and the cause tried to the court. From a judgment for the Life Insurance Company, plaintiffs have appealed.
At the close of the evidence, the court made a general finding in favor of the Insurance Company. The plaintiffs did not request a declaration of law that they were entitled to judgment, move for…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Mutual Life Insurance v. Hurni Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- White v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1931
- Wilkie v. New York Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1908
- Jones v. Jefferson Standard Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. SilversteinCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1931
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Mofrad v. New York Life Ins. CoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
- Richard L. Elsey v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1958
- New England Mutual Life Insurance Company Of Boston, Massachusetts v. Maxine K. HinkleCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1957
- Rosenthal v. New York Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
- Wall v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1938
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