Legal Opinion
Schliep v. Commercial Casualty Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided May 4, 1934No. 29,761PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JULIUS J. OLSON, Justice.
Appeal from an order denying defendant’s blended motion for judgment notwithstanding or new trial after verdict for plaintiff.
The action is one ex delicto, plaintiff claiming that the defendant and its agent negligently failed to act upon an application on the part of plaintiff for a policy of accident and health insurance within a reasonable time.
The authority of the agent was limited to solicitation of applications and accepting initial premiums, but such were to be sent to the Minneapolis office for further action. The agent solicited and obtained from plaintiff an…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Duffie v. Bankers' Life Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1913
- Swentusky v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1933
- National Union Fire Insurance v. School District No. 55Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1916
- Travis v. Nederland Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1900
- Kukuska v. Home Mutual Hail-Tornado InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1931
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Bekken v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1940
- Hockemeyer v. PoolerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
- Zayc v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
- Rapp v. Lester L. Burdick, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1957
- Rasmussen v. Prudential Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1967
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