Legal Opinion

Christopher v. United States Life Insurance

West Virginia Supreme Court

Decided November 15, 1960No. 12011PublishedCited by 25 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Given, Judge:

Plaintiff, Blanche Christopher, as committee for 0. K. Christopher, obtained a verdict and judgment against The United States Life Insurance Company in the City of New York, for $722.10, in the Circuit Court of Wyoming County. The action was prosecuted for recovery of disability benefits, alleged to have accrued to O. K. Christopher by virtue of provisions of an insurance policy issued to him August 7,1956, for a term of two years, the disability being admitted and the amount of accrued benefits not being disputed.

The policy provided that the word “Sickness” used therein “means…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Mitchell v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Milam v. Norwich Union Indemnity Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1929
  3. Leftwich v. Inter-Ocean Casualty Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1941
  4. Magnus v. Halltown Paper Board CompanyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1957
  5. Doody v. DavieCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1926

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Morton International, Inc. v. General Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1993
  2. National Mutual Insurance v. McMahon & Sons, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1987
  3. Cotiga Development Co. v. United Fuel Gas Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1962
  4. Keffer v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1970
  5. Soliva v. Shand, Morahan & Co., Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1986

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