Legal Opinion
Harriet Lois Jones v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1969No. 18991_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COMBS, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, had before it an application for a policy of insurance on the life of Raymond Edsel Jones at the time he was killed in the crash of his private airplane. The company declined to issue the policy. Suit was brought on the policy by decedent’s wife, Harriet Lois Jones. Following a jury trial, verdict was had for plaintiff in the amount of the policy, $269,211.50. Judgment was entered accordingly, and the insurance company appeals. The opinion of District Judge Noel Fox is reported at 289 F.Supp. 930.
Hugh W. Crouse,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Gaunt v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
- Skogen v. Dow Chemical Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Leube v. Prudential Ins. Co. of AmericaOhio Supreme Court · 1947
- Duncan v. John Hancock Mutual Life Ins.Ohio Supreme Court · 1940
- Marcella M. Gettins v. United States Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1955
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3Cited by13 opinions
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