Legal Opinion
Barza v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided October 4, 1937No. Docket No. 73, Calendar No. 39,574PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNorth, J.
Plaintiff, a former employee of the Fisher Body Corporation, seeks in this suit to recover benefits for total and permanent disability under a group insurance policy issued by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. The circuit judge directed a verdict in favor of defendants. Plaintiff has appealed but complains only as to dismissal of defendant insurance company, which is herein considered as the sole defendant.
Plaintiff claims that on June 23, 1930, he was totally and permanently disabled. This suit was commenced May 28, 1936. One of the grounds upon which verdict ivas directed was stated…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Boseman v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Wann v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- Duval v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1927
- Emerick v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1935
- Seavers v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1928
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3Cited by10 opinions
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- Szymanski v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1943
- Bashans v. Metro Mutual InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1963
- Sidney S. Goosen, Trustee in Bankruptcy of Yellowstone Clinic & Hospital, Inc. v. Indemnity Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1956
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