Legal Opinion
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance v. Brenckman
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided May 4, 1961PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtMurphy, J.
These two cases were tried together and the appeals have been combined. Both actions arise out of a retirement income policy issued by the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company to Wayne B. Brenekman on February 28, 1956. The policy also provided a death benefit of $24,000 payable to Phyllis A. Brenekman, wife of the assured as beneficiary, and was incontestable after two years. Brenekman died December 31, 1957. The company refused to pay the death benefit to Mrs. Brenekman. In the first case, which is an action in equity against Mrs. Brenekman individually and as executrix of her husband’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- MacKay v. Aetna Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
- Boardman v. BurlingameSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1938
- Pietrycka v. SimolanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
- DelVecchio v. DelVecchioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- Castaldo v. D'ERAMOSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Novella v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- Jenkins v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
- Seaman v. Climate Control Corp.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
- Darling v. Burrone Bros., Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
- O'Hara v. StateSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
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