Legal Opinion

Continental American Life Ins. v. Fritsche

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided February 26, 1941No. 1257PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARD, District Judge.

This case is before the Court at this time on the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Such a motion is proper under Rule 12(b) (6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S. C.A. following section 723c.

The plaintiff is a Delaware corporation, and the defendants are citizens of Pennsylvania. The complaint requests rescission and cancellation of three insurance contracts on the life of John Fritsche, Jr., and relief from any liability under an application for further insurance, which was refused.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lebanon Mutual Insurance v. KeplerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
  2. Meyers v. Lebanon Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
  3. Horne v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1913
  4. Legrand v. Security Benefit Assn.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1922
  5. Armenia Ins. v. PaulSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1880

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Franklin Life Insurance Company v. Mary E. Bieniek and Sewickley Savings & Loan AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1963
  2. Franklin Life Insurance v. BieniekDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1961
  3. Smith v. Macy's CorporateDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 2019
  4. Tanner v. Ford Motor CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. California · 2019

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