Legal Opinion
Peoples Life Ins. v. Goffs
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 1, 1943No. 108PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, Associate Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment for plaintiff in an action on an industrial life insurance policy. The policy was issued in 1941, and named Bessie E. West as the insured. The plaintiff below was named as beneficiary. The insured died in 1942.
The defense was based on the following provision of the policy:
“7. Limitations of Insurance: The liability of the Company under this Policy shall be limited to the amount of premiums paid hereon if any industrial or weekly premium Policy previously issued by this Company on the life of the Insured shall be in force hereof or…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corp. Ex Rel. United States v. Ætna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Harris v. Bankers Health & Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1929
- Hood v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1903
- Pisker v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1935
- Helm v. Sun Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1922
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3Cited by2 opinions
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. FromerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1950
- Capital City Life Ins. Co. v. SaundersDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1949