Legal Opinion
Van Riper v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of US
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 21, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-4937PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
McGLYNN, District Judge.
This is an action by plaintiff, W. Russell Van Riper, to enjoin defendant, the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (“Equitable”) from rescinding a disability income policy of insurance issued to plaintiff. The action was originally filed in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas but was later removed to this court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a). Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship.
In defense to this lawsuit, Equitable alleges that plaintiff failed to answer truthfully and fully questions on his insurance…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Phoenix Life Ins. Co. v. RaddinSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Evans v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Brown v. PittsburghSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1962
- Charles R. Peterson, in No. 80-2662 v. Crown Financial Corporation, a Corporation, in No. 80-2663Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- Suravitz v. Prudential InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1914
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- American Franklin Life Insurance v. GalatiDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
- Claborn v. Washington National Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
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