Legal Opinion
National Life and Accident Insurance Co. v. Cudjo
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided November 20, 1956No. 37164PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HALLEY, Justice.
This action was filed by Bessie Cudjo against The National Life and Accident Insurance Company to recover under an insurance policy in which she was named as beneficiary. The insured was her minor son, fifteen years of age, who had died about eleven months after the policy was delivered. The case was tried to a jury which found for the plaintiff and judgment was rendered for the amount of the policy, $1,000, and the defendant has appealed. The parties will be referred to as plaintiff and defendant as they appeared in the trial court.
Some of the undisputed facts are that the…
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- National Life Accident Ins. Co. v. WickerSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Commonwealth Life Ins. Co. v. HutsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
- Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States v. CaseSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1933
- Security Life Ins. Co. v. WoodsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1926
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