Legal Opinion
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY v. Johnson
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided September 30, 1976No. 8784PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Associate Judge:
A jury found in favor of Mrs. Annabelle Johnson (appellee) on her claim for $10,-000 under a policy issued by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (Metropolitan) on the life of her late husband. Metropolitan made a motion for a directed verdict at the close of the evidence, which the trial court denied. A motion for a judgment notwithstanding the verdict also was denied. Metropolitan contends that Mrs. Johnson was precluded by D.C.Code 1973, § 35-414, from recovering under the policy. 1 We agree and reverse.
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On October 7, 1970, Joseph Heller, an agent for Metropolitan,…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- New York Life Insurance v. FletcherSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Lottie R. Seganish and Daniel Seganish v. District of Columbia Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Schneider v. Washington National InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1968
- National Life and Accident Insurance Co. v. AllenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1970
- Roy Louis Jannenga v. Nationwide Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Redmond v. State Farm InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1999
- Diamond Service Co. v. Utica Mutual InsuranceDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1984
- Mills v. Cosmopolitan Ins. Agcy., Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1980
- Jones v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Robert J. Jones v. Reliance Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
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