Legal Opinion
Cilek v. New York Life Insurance
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided October 16, 1914No. 18,275PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFawcett, J.
On Jnne 13, 1899, Henry H. Rye signed a written application on one of defendant’s forms for $5,000 insurance. On June 23 the application was approved and the policy in suit signed by the officers of the defendant at its home office in New York City. A few days later, probably June 26, the policy was delivered to Mr. Rye. The assured paid the annual premiums thereon to and including the one due in June, 1905. He died July 23, 1906, without having paid the premium for that year. The defendant denied liability, and action was brought upon the policy in the district court for Sheridan county.…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McMaster v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Haas v. Mutual Life InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1909
- Stramback v. Fidelity Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1905
- Rye v. New York Life InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1911
- Cilek v. New York Life InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1914
3Cited by11 opinions
- Ætna Life Insurance v. PalmerSupreme Court of Georgia · 1924
- Landrigan v. Missouri State Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1922
- Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1916
- Bittinger v. New York Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- Blue Cross-Blue Shield of Alabama v. ColquittAlabama Court of Appeals · 1964
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