Legal Opinion
Elness v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 24, 1933No. 29,474PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DIBELL, Justice.
Action on an insurance policy of $1,000 issued by the defendant on the life of Emmett A. Elness. The plaintiff, his Avife, Avas the beneficiary. The policy, in addition to insurance on life, promised the insured disability benefits. The plaintiff sought a recovery of them. • Before the close of the testimony, conceiving that disability benefits could not be recovered by her and that the cause of action therefor Avas in the personal representative of the deceased, she Avithdreiv her claim for them. There Avas a verdict for $1,000 and interest for the plaintiff. The defendant…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Penn Mut. Life Ins. v. Mechanics' Savings Bank & Trust Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1896
- Haughton v. Aetna Life InsuranceIndiana Supreme Court · 1905
- Insurance Co. v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Klein v. Prudential Insurance of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1917
- Continental Casualty Co. v. OwenSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Schmidt v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1933
- Roeder v. North American Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1960
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