Legal Opinion

McGinnis v. Bankers Life Co.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided July 13, 1972PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBenjamin, J.

The plaintiff, Evelyn McGinnis, is the beneficiary of a group life insurance certificate issued to her husband, William J. McGinnis, now deceased, under a plan of group insurance for employees entered into between defendant Associated Transport, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as ‘ ‘ Associated Transport ”), her husband’s employer, and defendant Bankers Life Company, Des Moines, Iowa (hereinafter referred to as “ Bankers Life”). Bankers Life disclaimed liability under the certificate. The plaintiff, alleging that the policy was in effect at the time of death, seeks to recover the death benefit,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Barnes v. . QuigleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
  2. Neider v. Continental Assur. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1948
  3. Walker v. Occidental Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1967
  4. Chrosniak v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1923
  5. Oakley v. National Western Life Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1968

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Dawes Mining Co. v. CallahanSupreme Court of Georgia · 1980
  2. Weidman v. Tomaselli, New York County Courts1975
  3. Reger v. National Ass'n of Bedding Manufacturers Group Insurance Trust FundNew York Supreme Court · 1975
  4. Wausau Insurance v. FeldmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
  5. Howard Verlo v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, a New York CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977

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