Legal Opinion
Briggs v. United Services Life Insurance Company
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided November 16, 1962No. File 9985PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtRoberts, J.
This action was brought to recover upon a policy of life insurance applied for on January 12, 1960, in which plaintiff, wife of the insured, was named as beneficiary. The insured died on February 19, 1960, at the age of 42. The jury returned a verdict for the defendant and from the judgment entered thereon plaintiff has appealed.
The evidence shows that the insured. Brigadier General Loran Dale Briggs, was at the time of making application Commander of Ellsworth Air Force Base, Rapid City, South Dakota. Having inquired of defendant company concerning life insurance, he was solicited on January…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. SameCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. MandelbaumSupreme Court of Alabama · 1922
- Rainger v. Boston Mutual Life Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
- Lee v. Prudential Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1909
- Levie v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1895
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Life Insurance Company of Virginia v. ShiffletSupreme Court of Florida · 1967
- Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Marilyn M. WymanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- Green v. Clinic Masters, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1978
- Great West Casualty Co. v. HovaldtSouth Dakota Supreme Court · 1999
- Baldwin v. Heinold Commodities, Inc.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1985
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