Legal Opinion
Lemmon v. Continental Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Missouri
Decided February 2, 1943No. 38155PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Action to recover on an accident insurance policy; verdict and judgment went for defendant and plaintiff appealed.
The policy was issued to Roscoe A. Kelly, August 10, 1914, and insured's wife was beneficiary at time of his death. After his death the policy was assigned to plaintiff. Judgment was asked for $7500, with interest, and also for attorney's fees, etc., for alleged vexatious refusal to pay. Sec. 6040, R.S. 1939, Mo. R.S.A., Sec. 6040. The [921] amount in dispute gives the supreme court jurisdiction of the appeal. Art. 6, Sec. 12, Constitution; Sec. 2078, R.S. 1939, Mo. R.S.A. 2078;…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Ritter v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. LathropSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Manhattan Life Insurance v. BroughtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Brunswick v. Standard Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1919
- Insurance Co. v. RodelSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Robert Stafford v. Neurological Medicine, Inc. And Raymond F. Cohen, D.O.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Sprung v. Negwer Materials, Inc.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1989
- Garmon v. General American Life Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1981
- Boaz v. Mutual Life Ins.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1943
- Noble v. Farmers Union Trading Co.Montana Supreme Court · 1950
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