Legal Opinion
Pierce v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided January 18, 1978No. Civ. A. 77-1082PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
HEMPHILL, District Judge.
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company (NML) has moved for summary judgment on the basis that, as a matter of law, there are no substantial factual issues for determination, and that the plaintiff cannot prevail after an application of the law to the admitted facts. Since NML is the movant, all reasonable inferences, ambiguities, and conclusions, will be construed against it.
Statement of Facts
During the early 1970’s, Gwin Pierce (Pierce) called the home office of NML, to express an interest in becoming affiliated with the company. The home office in turn…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Holland v. Spartanburg Herald-Journal Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1932
- Jones v. CooperSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1959
- Boston Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Albert A. VaroneCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1962
- Matthew v. American Family Mutual InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1972
- Riley v. Askin & Marine Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1926
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Hendricks v. Clemson UniversitySupreme Court of South Carolina · 2003
- Bernard Litman v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Drs. Steuer & Latham, P.A. v. National Medical Enterprises, Inc.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1987
- Benya v. GambleCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1984
- Toth v. Square D Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1989
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