Legal Opinion
Kaitlin v. Metropolitan Life Ins.
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 24, 1949No. 757PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAYTON, Chief Judge.
In June 1945 the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company issued a $2500 policy of insurance on the life of Solomon Kaitlin. On February 15, 1947, before the policy had reached the two-year incontestable period, Mr. Kaitlin died. The company refusing to pay, Naomi Kaitlin, widow of the insured and beneficiary under the policy, brought suit thereon. The trial court directed a verdict against her and she appeals.
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Northern Assurance Co. v. Grand View Building Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. Hilton-GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Kaplan v. Manhattan Life Ins. Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Penman v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Roy Louis Jannenga v. Nationwide Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
- Leola Blair v. The Prudential Insurance Co. Of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1972
- Hill v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1974
- Haubner v. Aetna Life Insurance Co.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1969
- Skinner v. Aetna Life InsuranceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1985
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