Legal Opinion
Harper v. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance
West Virginia Supreme Court
Decided March 15, 1938No. 8654PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Fox, Judge :
The Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company prosecutes this writ of error to a judgment of the circuit court of Raleigh County, entered on January 19, 1937 on the verdict of a jury in favor of Pearl S. Harper in the sum of $5,108.04. -The plaintiff, Pearl S. Harper, was the beneficiary under a policy of insurance issued by the insurance company on the life of French A. Harper, said policy being for the sum of $2500.00, in which was contained a double indemnity clause in the words following:
“The Company will pay the beneficiary in full settlement of all claims hereunder double…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Travellers' Insurance v. McConkeySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- See v. North American Accident InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1923
- Utter v. Travelers' InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
- Hutchcraft's Ex'r v. Travelers' InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1888
- Gaynok v. Travelers InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Woodmen of the World Life Ins. Soc. v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1942
- Huntington Cab Co. v. American Fidelity & Casualty Co.District Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1945
- Adkins v. Provident Life & Accident InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1938