Legal Opinion

Benzinger v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided January 10, 1935No. Appeal, 157PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Me. Justice Drew,

Plaintiff brought this action in assumpsit as beneficiary of a policy of insurance issued by defendant upon the life of her husband. In its answer to plaintiff’s statement, defendant pleaded a violation of the following provision of the application, a copy of which was attached to the policy as a part of the contract: “I further agree that . . . unless the full first premium is paid by me at the time of making this application, the policy shall not take effect until issued by the company and received by me and the full first premium thereon is paid, while my health,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Youngblood v. Prud. Ins. Co. of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  2. Eastley v. GlennSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  3. Applebaum v. Empire State Life Assurance SocietySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
  4. Swan v. Watertown Fire Ins.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1880
  5. Scott v. ScottSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1885

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Evans v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  2. Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. SameCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1943
  3. Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. KudobaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
  4. Lynch v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1967
  5. Stein v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935

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