Legal Opinion
Arnold v. Locomotive Engineers Mut. Life & Accident Ins.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided October 26, 1946PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHickerson, J.
Mary Wilkes Arnold, widow of L. W. Arnold, brought this suit against defendant to recover upon an alleged oral contract of life and accident insurance.
Complainant contends that C. B. Arnold made the contract of insurance with her husband as agent of defendant with full authority so to do; that her husband was killed while the insurance was in force; and that defendant was estopped to deny the contract because it had cashed a check of her husband, given to pay the first premium on the insurance contract, when defendant knew her husband was dead.
Defendant contends: (1) C. B. Arnold did not have…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Slocum v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Baird v. Fidelity-Phenix Fire Ins. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1942
- Continental Ins. Co. v. SchulmanTennessee Supreme Court · 1917
- Pemiscot County Bank v. Central-State Nat. BankTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Somerville v. Gullett Gin Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1917
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Bailey v. Life & Casualty Ins. Co. of TennesseeCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1951
- Epstein v. Great American Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1965
- American National Insurance Company v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1957
- In re Checking Account Overdraft LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2015
- Life & Casualty Insurance Co. of Tennessee v. JacksonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1960
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