Legal Opinion
Clapper v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 22, 1946No. 9219PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.
This is an appeal from an order of the District Court granting appellee’s motion for summary judgment. The action was brought by appellant, Olive Ewing Clapper, the widow and beneficiary of Raymond L. Clapper, against Aetna Life Insurance Company, on a policy of life insurance issued to appellant’s husband in the amount of $5,000.
The policy, written in 1928, contained a provision for a further payment of $5,000 in the event the insured’s death resulted from an accident. The complaint charged that while the policy was in full force and effect, insured, being neither in the military or naval…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Aschenbrenner v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n v. BowmanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1938
- Gits v. New York Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1929
- Gregory v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1935
- MUTUAL BEN. HEALTH & ACCIDENT ASS'N v. MoyerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1938
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Phœnix Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn. v. FlynnCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1948
- Faron v. Penn Mutual Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- Wilmington Trust Co. v. Mutual Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1949
- Gerrity v. Charter Oak Fire Ins.District Court, District of Columbia · 1949
- Howard v. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCY. OF THE USMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
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