Legal Opinion
Mildred S. Curry v. Pyramid Life Insurance Company and Home Savings Association of Kansas City
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 4, 1959No. 16170_1PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Circuit Judge.
The Pyramid Life Insurance Company, appellee herein, issued a policy of insurance on the life of Thomas C. Curry, effective on April 1, 1956. Curry died on April 17, 1957. The immediate cause of his death was coronary occlusion due to hypertension. Mildred S. Curry, wife of the insured and the named beneficiary, instituted this action in the Missouri state court to recover the sum of $9,700, the amount due on the face of the policy, with additional claims for penalties and attorney fees. Because of diversity, the action was timely removed to the United States District…
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