Legal Opinion
Munhall v. Travelers Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 19, 1930No. Appeal, 98PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Schaffer,
On January 14, 1927, Herbert N. Munhall signed an application for life insurance to the Travelers Insurance Company, of Hartford, Connecticut; in it he named his wife, the plaintiff, as the beneficiary of the policy to be issued. The application was sent in to the company on January 20th, the premium was paid on January 26th, and the applicant died on January 29th. No policy was issued. This action was brought on the claim that an oral contract of insurance was effected. To the plaintiff’s statement an affidavit of defense by way of demurrer was filed, raising…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Commonwealth v. VroomanSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1894
- Cherokee Life Ins, Co. v. BrannumSupreme Court of Alabama · 1919
- Travis v. Nederland Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1900
- Wakely v. Sun Insurance Office of LondonSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
- Dorman v. Connecticut Fire Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1914
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Douglass v. Mutual Ben. Health & Accident Ass'nNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1937
- Rossi v. Firemen's Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
- Zayc v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Youngblood v. Prud. Ins. Co. of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Headrick v. United Insurance Company of AmericaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1966
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