Legal Opinion
Whitney v. Union Central Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1931No. 8975PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENYON, Circuit Judge.
Parties will for convenience be designated as in the trial court, where appellants were plaintiffs, and appellee was defendant.
Plaintiffs, as beneficiaries, brought action to recover on a life insurance contract. The defense was that the insured, Bruce F. Whitney, had committed suicide within one year from the date the insurance became effective, which under the terms of the policy made it null and void. There is little dispute concerning the facts. Plaintiffs demurred to the answer, on the ground that the matters therein stated did not • constitute a defense to the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Mutual Life Insurance v. Hurni Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Hawkeye Commercial Men's Ass'n v. ChristyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1923
- Schwartz v. Northern Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1928
- Johnson v. Mutual Benefit Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1906
- Bankers' Reserve Life Co. v. MatthewsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Collins v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1947
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- New York Life Ins. Co. v. TolbertCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1932
- Equitable Life Assur. Soc. v. DeemCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1937
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