Legal Opinion

Land v. West Coast Life Insurance

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided May 19, 1954PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WARNER, A. C. J.

This is an action to recover benefits alleged to have accrued under a life insurance policy. From a judgment on the pleadings in favor of the defendant West Coast Life Insurance Company, the plaintiff Marie Elizabeth Land appeals.

Plaintiff is a member of the Oregon State Employees’ Association (hereinafter called the “association”), a nonprofit corporation composed of persons employed by the state of Oregon and who are insured under a group life insurance policy issued by the defendant.

The defendant West Coast Life Insurance Company (hereinafter called the “company”) is a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. SchaeferSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
  2. Smith v. Industrial Hospital Ass'nOregon Supreme Court · 1952
  3. Garnsky v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1939
  4. Zeigler v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1935
  5. Schoeneman v. Hartford Fire InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1928

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Aetna Life Insurance Company v. MessierDistrict Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · 1959
  2. O'NEILL v. Standard Insurance CompanyOregon Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Gore v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaOregon Supreme Court · 1973
  4. Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative, Inc. v. Travelers InsuranceCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1982
  5. Kremers v. Hagerty Insurance Agency, LLCDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 2023

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