Legal Opinion
Harris v. Pacific Mut. Life Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided July 17, 1943No. 2678PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge.
On August 22, 1922, the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company1 issued to Elbert Harris2 a $5,000 policy of life insurance. The policy contained a provision reading in part as follows:
“Should the Insured, before attaining the age of sixty years and while this Policy is in full force and no premium thereon in default, become so disabled as to be totally and permanently unable to perform any work or engage in any occupation or profession for wages, compensation or profit, * * * the Company will waive the payment of future premiums and pay the Insured Fifty Dollars…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of NY v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Nikolich v. Slovenska Nardona Podporna JednotaNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1927
- Johnson v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1934
- Collier v. Union Indemnity Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1934
- National Mut. Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Hanover Fire Ins. Co. of City of New YorkNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1936
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Seabra v. PURITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANYSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1977
- ætna Ins. Co. v. RhodesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1948
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. Of New York v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1951
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company v. C.E. TuggleCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1962
- Diana Weddington Spiess v. United Services Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1965
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