Legal Opinion
Lincoln National Life Insurance Company v. Imperial Premium Finance Company, LLC
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 26, 2015No. 13-12559PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ED CARNES, Chief Judge:
J. Alfred Prufroek saw the moment of his greatness flicker and the eternal footman hold his coat and snicker. 1 If there had been an insurance policy on his life like the one that gave rise to this case, Prufroek might have seen beside the footman a grinning speculator rubbing his hands in gleeful anticipation.
We are all, in the long view, born astride the grave. But allowing parties to use life insurance policies to bet on when an unrelated person will drop off into the grave raises public policy concerns, which have led to restrictions on the practice. One of the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Chambers v. Nasco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Roadway Express, Inc. v. PiperSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. RylanderSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Eagle Hospital Physicians, LLC v. SRG Consulting, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2009
- Glatter v. MrozCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Purchasing Power, LLC v. Bluestem Brands, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2017
- Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada v. Imperial Premium Finance, LLCCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018
- Christopher Varner v. Stan ShepardCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2021
- Absolute Activist Value Master Fund Limited v. Susan Elaine DevineCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2021
- Wicker v. LawlessDistrict Court, S.D. Ohio · 2017
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