Legal Opinion

Kramer v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

District Court, D. New Jersey

Decided August 15, 1980No. Civ. A. 78-2572PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

COHEN, Senior District Judge.

In this contract action, plaintiff seeks recovery of accidental death benefits under an insurance policy issued by the defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (Metropolitan) through its agent, defendant Lawrence Duffey, upon the lives of herself and her husband, Robert D. Kramer. Metropolitan has refused to pay the benefits on the grounds that the policy was never delivered nor was the first premium paid in accordance with the terms of the policy.

Trial was held without a jury and this Court, having considered the testimony of all witnesses, the…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Insurance Co. v. NortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Leimgruber v. Claridge Associates, Ltd.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1977
  3. Merchants Indem. Corp. v. EgglestonNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961
  4. Bowen v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
  5. Ramirez v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1978

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Gresham v. Mass. Mut. Life Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1991

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