Legal Opinion

Richard L. Elsey v. Prudential Insurance Company of America

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided December 26, 1958No. 5946_1PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PICKETT, Circuit Judge.

Richard L. Elsey, the named beneficiary of a $5,000 certificate of insurance issued pursuant to the terms of a group life insurance policy, brought this action to recover the amount of the certificate. The case was tried to the court without a jury, and judgment was entered for the defendant insurance company. The main question on this appeal arises out of the policy provisions relating to the effective date of the insurance.

There is no dispute as to the essential facts. On June 1, 1956, The Prudential Insurance Company of America issued a group life insurance policy to…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Lentin v. Continental Assurance Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1952
  2. Rushing v. Manhattan Life Ins. Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1915
  3. Mofrad v. New York Life Ins. CoCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1953
  4. American Bankers' Ins. Co. v. ThomasSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915
  5. Boyer v. Travelers Insurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1936

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Weber v. GE Group Life Assurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2008
  2. Vicente Acevedo Velez v. Crown Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
  3. White v. Great American Reserve Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1961
  4. Great American Reserve Insurance Co. of Dallas v. StrainSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1962
  5. Baum v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1960

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