George Washington Life Insurance Co. v. Morgan
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
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
- Richardson v. American Nat. Ins. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1931
- Lamar v. Ætna Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1936
- Cooper v. Foresters Underwriters, Inc.Utah Supreme Court · 1954
- Denton v. Provident Life & Accident InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
- Security National Life Insurance Co. v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by2 opinions
- Diamond Service Co. v. Utica Mutual InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Holt v. George Washington Life InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1956