Legal Opinion
Seabra v. PURITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided January 26, 1977No. 75-140-AppealPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKelleher, J.
The plaintiff, the named beneficiary of a life insurance policy issued by the defendant, sued to recover the policy’s proceeds following the death of her hus band. The case was tried before a Superior Court jury, who in turn awarded the plaintiff the sum of $47,170. The defendant has appealed. Hereinafter we will refer to the plaintiff as Dolores, to her late husband as the insured or Dr. Seabra, and the defendant as Puritan.
On April 24, 1963, Puritan issued a 20-year decreasing term policy on the life of Dr. Seabra. Attached to the policy was a rider containing a so-called waiver of premiums…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Kampf v. Franklin Life InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1960
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of NY v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Smith Development Corp. v. Bilow Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of Rhode Island · 1973
- Dorothy Jane Simpson v. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Morinville v. MorinvilleSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1976
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Kelaghan v. RobertsSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1981
- Johnson v. PalangeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
- DiFranco v. KleinSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1995
- Cartier v. StateSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1980
- Majewski v. PorterSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1979
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