Legal Opinion
Eleanor L. Burns v. Rockford Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 21, 1984No. 83-2772PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This is a diversity suit to recover the proceeds of a life insurance policy on the basis of actions of an insurance agent employed by the insurance company. The company appeals from a judgment (entered on a motion for summary judgment) for $25,000 in favor of the policyowner. The parties agree that Indiana law governs the substantive issues.
In June 1978, Stephen Burns, age 22, purchased a life insurance policy from the defendant, naming his mother as beneficiary. For an extra $2.75 a month he also purchased a “Guaranteed Insurability” rider, which allowed him to buy up…
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- John P. Collins v. American Optometric AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Henry Farber and Sam Levy, Third-Party v. Great American Insurance Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Storms v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 1978
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