Legal Opinion
Birnbaum v. Mutual Life Insurance
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided January 18, 1939PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.
This plaintiff sues for the benefits accruing to her deceased husband, under the provisions of a life insurance policy, for total and permanent disability. The insured died June 4, 1938, and, by the terms of the policy, plaintiff succeeds to his interest in these benefits. It is claimed that decedent became totally and permanently disabled before he reached the age of sixty, and it is conceded that no claim therefor was filed with the insurer, prior to the time when the insured reached the age of sixty.
The insured became totally and permanently disabled on March 11, 1935, reached the age of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mansbacher v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1937
- Chadsey v. . GuionNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Herschman v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. of BostonCity of New York Municipal Court · 1935
- Herschman v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1936
3Cited by7 opinions
- Moscov v. Mutual Life InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1944
- Mosby v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of NYIllinois Supreme Court · 1950
- Mutual Life Ins. v. DrummondCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Lincoln Nat. Life Ins. v. GhioCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Landry v. Mutual Life Ins.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1944
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