Legal Opinion
Wilmington Trust Co. v. Mutual Life Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 21, 1949No. 9722PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIGGS, Chief Judge.
The appeal at bar is from the denial of the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and from the granting of a similar motion made by the defendant. The issue presented is the recovery on two life insurance policies. The pertinent facts, none of which is in dispute, follow.
In 1935 Richard C. duPont and the defendant entered into two separate but identical life insurance policies covering the life of duPont. From the applications and from the answers made by duPont on a form signed by him which preceded the issuance of the policies it appeared that duPont was the owner of…
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- Matter of Met. Life Ins. Co. v. ConwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Chicago Corp. v. MundsCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1934
- Royal Circle v. AchterrathIllinois Supreme Court · 1903
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