Legal Opinion
Tatum v. Guardian Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 4, 1935No. 218PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, the beneficiary of a “double indemnity” life insurance policy, sued for the full amount, made up, as to one-half, of ordinary life insurance; as to the other, of insurance against death by accident. As a defence to the action for the first half the insurer alleged that the insured had allowed the policy to lapse by default for thir.ty days in the payment of a premium, due January 5, 1933. That on February 8, 1933, he applied to have the policy reinstated, and for an extension of time within which to pay arrears until March 5, 1933. That this application…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Aetna Life Insurance v. DunkenSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Goltra v. WeeksSupreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. LovejoySupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- Pacific Mutual Life Insurance v. GalbraithTennessee Supreme Court · 1905
- Teeter v. . United Life Ins. Assn.New York Court of Appeals · 1899
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- Johnson v. Life Ins. Co. of VirginiaLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1936
- In Re White's EstateNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1939
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