Legal Opinion

Federal Life Ins. Co. v. Lewis

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided May 13, 1919No. 9271PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Error from District Court, Oklahoma County; Edward Dewes Oldfield, Judge. Action by Stanley Lewis against the Federal Life Insurance Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtMcNEILL, J.

This is an appeal from the district court of Oklahoma county in an action wherein Stanley Lewis was plaintiff and Federal Life Insurance Company was defendant. The parties will be referred to according to the position they occupied in the court below. From a judgment in favor of Lewis, the insurance company has appealed.

The material facts are as follows: Stanley Lewis obtained a life insurance policy from the defendant company, said policy containing the following provision, to wit:

“After premiums shall have been paid for one year and before default in the payment of any subsequent premium,…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Continental Casualty Co. v. WynneSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  2. Armstrong, Byrd & Co. v. CrumpSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1910
  3. Oklahoma Fire Ins. Co. v. WagesterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  4. Shawnee Life Ins. Co. v. WatkinsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1916
  5. American Nat. Ins. Co. v. DonahueSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1915

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Friend v. Southern States Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1920
  2. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. LillardSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
  3. Pagni v. New York Life Insurance Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1933
  4. Still v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesTennessee Supreme Court · 1932
  5. Laupheimer v. Massachusetts Mutual Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1930

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