Legal Opinion
Ochs v. Northwestern National Life Insurance Co.
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 26, 1977No. 11822PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOLLMAN, Justice.
On February 25, 1974, plaintiff commenced separate actions against Northwestern National Life Insurance Company (Northwestern), Time Insurance Company (Time), and ITT Midwestern Life Insurance Corporation (ITT), alleging that defendants had refused to make payments under certain disability policies issued to plaintiff. The complaint further alleged that said refusal on the part of defendants was vexatious and/or without reasonable cause. All three defendants filed answers; in addition, Time and ITT asserted counterclaims alleging that plaintiff’s applications for the policies…
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