Legal Opinion
Chitwood v. Prudential Insurance
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 10, 1965No. Record 5978PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
The plaintiff, Christine H. Chitwood, whose true name is Christine D. Brown, instituted this action by motion for judgment seeking to recover from the Prudential Insurance Company of America the amount of a life insurance contract issued by it on March 5, 1962, to James O. Chitwood, Jr., who died of a gunshot wound on May 8, 1962. The insurance policy designated plaintiff as a beneficiary thereunder, describing her as the wife of the insured.
The Prudential Insurance Company of America filed its answer and grounds of defense, in which it denied liability upon the grounds that no proper proof…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Inter-Ocean Insurance v. HarkraderSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951
- Toler v. Oakwood Smokeless Coal Corp.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1939
- Scott v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1961
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. ButlerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1962
- Herndon v. WickhamSupreme Court of Virginia · 1957
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Edna L. Evans v. United Life & Accident Insurance Company, a New Hampshire Corporation, Edna L. Evans v. United Life & Accident Insurance Company, a New Hampshire CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
- Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company v. EcholsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
- In Re Epic Mortgage Insurance LitigationDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1988
- Karpenski v. American General Life Companies, LLCDistrict Court, W.D. Washington · 2014
- Old Republic Life Insurance Company v. BalesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
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