Legal Opinion

Heideman v. Northwestern National Life Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided April 30, 1996No. C0-95-2206PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RANDALL, Judge.

The district court granted summary judgment to respondent holding that no contract for life insurance was in existence at the time of the applicant’s death. We affirm.

FACTS

The material facts are not in dispute. On October 24, 1994, Dr. Gerald L. Heideman completed an application for group term life insurance through respondent, Northwestern National Life Insurance Company (NWNL). The form was captioned SPECIAL “EASY ACCEPTANCE” OFFER TERM LIFE INSURANCE PLAN. The offer was extended to members of the Minnesota Medical Association. Dr. Heideman mailed the completed form,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Frost-Benco Electric Ass'n v. Minnesota Public Utilities CommissionSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
  2. Gaunt v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1947
  3. Simpson v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1962
  4. Reynolds v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1920
  5. Grandpre v. Northwestern Insurance Life Insurance Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1977

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. AARP Life Insurance ProgramCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2001
  2. McGilvray v. Farmers New World Life InsuranceIdaho Supreme Court · 2001
  3. Family Video Movie Club, Inc. v. Home Folks, Inc.Indiana Court of Appeals · 2005
  4. Jackson National Life Insurance v. Workman Securities Corp.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2011
  5. Mitchell v. AARP LIFE INSURANCE PROGRAMCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2001

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