Legal Opinion

George Washington Life Insurance Co. v. Morgan

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Decided December 8, 1955No. 1697PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

QUINN, Associate Judge.

The questions for decision on this appeal are: (1) Whether a medical and surgical expense policy providing benefits for sickness and accident had lapsed because of late payment of premiums; (2) Whether, if the policy was not in force at that time, the insurer was nevertheless liable to ap- pellee, plaintiff below, because it was es-topped to deny liability or .had -waived its right to assert its non-liability; and (3) Whether the sickness originated while the policy was in force,

The policy was issued to plaintiff in December 1952 and its terms required payment of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Richardson v. American Nat. Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
  2. Lamar v. Ætna Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1936
  3. Cooper v. Foresters Underwriters, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 1954
  4. Denton v. Provident Life & Accident InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
  5. Security National Life Insurance Co. v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Diamond Service Co. v. Utica Mutual InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Holt v. George Washington Life InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956

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