Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. Of New York
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 3, 1950No. 12202PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POPE, Circuit Judge.
In 1923 the appellee insurance company issued to the appellant Hughes a policy of-life insurance which provided for waiver of premiums, and for payment to him of monthly sums in the event that he became “totally and permanently disabled by bodily injury or disease, so' that he is, and will be, permanently, continuously and wholly prevented thereby from performing any work for compensation, gain or profit, and from following any gainful occupation. * * * ”
In 1932, and again in 1935, Hughes received serious injuries to his spine. Following the second injury, when his back…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of NY v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Foglesong v. Modern Brotherhood of AmericaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1906
- Erreca v. Western States Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1942
- Kuhnle v. Department of Labor & IndustriesWashington Supreme Court · 1942
- Thigpen v. Jefferson Standard Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1933
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Bowler v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of NYSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1969
- Kaufman v. Provident Life & Casualty InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1992
- Union Bond & Trust Company v. Blue Creek Redwood Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1955
- Wells v. Penney Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Wells v. Penney CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
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