Legal Opinion
Shirley B. Suskind v. North American Life & Casualty Company
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 10, 1979No. 78-2591PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal concerns the interpretation of an incontestability clause in a group insurance policy. Defendant insurance company appeals entry of summary judgment against it.
Plaintiff is the widow of Walter B. Suskind and named beneficiary of a certificate of insurance for $50,000 issued by defendant, North American Life & Casualty Company (hereafter “North American”), to Suskind in conjunction with a group life insurance policy covering the employees of Walter B. Suskind and Associates, an insurance agency in Wilmington, Delaware. Plaintiff’s…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Mutual Life Insurance v. Hurni Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, a Banking Corporation v. Dr. Robert E. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Tabacalera Severiano Jorge, S.A., and Severiano Jorge v. Standard Cigar CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Simpson v. Phoenix Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
- John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. DormanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Aiello v. City Of WilmingtonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Equitable Life Assurance Society v. JalowskyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1986
- Oglesby v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1995
- Mutual Life Insurance v. Insurance CommissionerCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1999
- Insurance Commissioner v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New YorkCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1996
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