Legal Opinion

Gipson v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided March 31, 1950PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtHowell, J.

This is a suit upon a health and accident policy issued by the defendant to the plaintiff on August 26, 1946. The declaration alleges that the plaintiff has paid all the premiums required of him and that on May 16, 1947, he became wholly disabled by reason of high blood pressure and heart trouble and has been continuously confined within doors and required the attention of a physician and that he is therefore totally disabled. The declaration further alleged that the defendant knew at the time the policy was issued that plaintiff suffered with high blood pressure and charged an additional…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Volunteer State Life Ins. v. RichardsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1922
  2. Mutual Life Ins. v. DibrellTennessee Supreme Court · 1916
  3. Hughes Bros. v. Ætna Ins.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1923
  4. National Life & Accident Ins. Co. v. American Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1933
  5. Old Colony Life Insurance v. JulianSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1927

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Little v. Washington Nat. Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1951
  2. Milligan v. MFA Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1973
  3. Tegethoff v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1966

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