Legal Opinion
Seaton v. State Farm Life Insurance
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided May 2, 1977No. Docket 24673PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtV. J. Brennan, J.
On May 6, 1975, the defendant won a verdict of no cause of action in plaintiff’s suit to recover life insurance proceeds. The plaintiff appeals by right under GCR 1963, 806.1.
On August 2, 1968, Duncan James Seaton was hospitalized in Topeka, Kansas for observation and diagnostic purposes. He underwent surgery for an intestinal obstruction on August 9. The obstruction was caused by an adenocarcinoma of the jejunum (bowel cancer) and the cancer was malignant.
A few days after the surgery, Dr. Francis Collins discussed the diagnosis with Mr. Seaton. The doctor claimed that he told Mr. Seaton…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Palmer v. Pacific Indemnity Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1977
- People v. TubbsMichigan Court of Appeals · 1970
- Klabunde v. StanleyMichigan Supreme Court · 1970
- Haynes v. Monroe Plumbing & Heating Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1973
- Grove v. Story Oldsmobile, Inc.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1971
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Kewin v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance CompanyMichigan Supreme Court · 1980
- Johnson v. CorbetMichigan Supreme Court · 1985
- Liddell v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance ExchangeMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
- Butler v. Detroit Automobile Inter-Insurance ExchangeMichigan Court of Appeals · 1982
- Kewin v. Massachusetts Mutual Life InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1977
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