Legal Opinion

Mirza v. MACCABEES LIFE AND ANNUITY CO.

Michigan Court of Appeals

Decided January 22, 1991No. Docket 117804PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtGriffin, P.J.

This appeal involves a civil action in which plaintiffs, Sajida Mirza and Manufacturers National Bank of Detroit, trustees of the A. Malik Mirza Residuary Trust, sued defendant, Maccabees Life and Annuity Company, seeking to recover the proceeds of a life insurance policy covering decedent, A. Malik Mirza, M.D. Defendant moved for and obtained summary disposition on the ground that Mr. Mirza’s death was a suicide, thereby precluding coverage pursuant to an applicable policy provision. Plaintiffs now appeal as of right, and we affirm.

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Bigelow v. Berkshire Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
  2. Life Insurance v. TerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1873
  3. Searle v. Allstate Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1985
  4. De Gogorza v. . Knickerbocker Life Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
  5. Aetna Life Insurance Company v. McLaughlinTexas Supreme Court · 1964

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