Legal Opinion
Myra Strassberg v. New England Mutual Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 13, 1978No. 76-3390PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Per curiam
Strassberg, the named beneficiary of an insurance policy on the life of her late husband, brought this action in state court in California to recover the amount of the policy from the insurer, New England Mutual Life Insurance Company (“New England”). New England removed the case to federal court on the basis of diversity. Following trial, judgment was entered for New England. Strassberg appeals.
On June 15, 1971, Strassberg’s late husband, Peter, received a visit in his home in New Jersey from a New England agent working out of New York City. Peter applied for a $25,000 life insurance policy,…
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