Legal Opinion
Peters v. Mutual Life Insurance
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 9, 1936No. 3697PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATSON, District Judge.
This is a petition to open the judgment entered in favor of the defendant and to allow the plaintiff to file an amended statement of claim.
The first statement of claim in this case was filed February 21, 1935. That statement was found by the court to be insufficient in law, and plaintiff was allowed and did file an amended statement. An affidavit of defense to the merits of that statement was filed by defendant, and the case was placed on the trial list. Before the case was called for trial, plaintiff asked leave to amend his amended statement of claim. This was allowed…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Amrovcik v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Pateras v. Standard Accident Ins. Co.Ohio Court of Appeals · 1929
- Bagnall v. Travelers InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1931
- Southern Pac. Co. v. KelleyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1911
3Cited by3 opinions
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. FrischIndiana Court of Appeals · 1946
- Peters v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1939
- Wharton v. Lincoln National Life InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1955