Legal Opinion
Mutual Life Ins. v. Drummond
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 2, 1940No. 11607PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from a decree in favor of the insured (plaintiff-appellee), who brought a declaratory judgment suit to establish her rights to disability benefits under the provisions of a $5,000 life policy issued to her at age 16 by the appellant company on July 16, 1927.
The policy, which was an Illinois contract, contained the following pertinent provisions:
“The Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York * * * if the Insured is totally and presumably permanently disabled before age 60 will pay to the Insured Fifty Dollars monthly during such disability, increasing…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Bergholm v. Peoria Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Minnesota Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. MarshallCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1928
- Feder v. Midland Casualty Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1925
- Bank of Commerce & Trust Co. v. Northwestern National Life InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1930
- Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. DavisSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1933
31 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by11 opinions
- Magill v. Travelers Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- United States v. GarlandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- Turner v. Manufacturers' Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1955
- Markoff v. New York Life Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, D. Nevada · 1973
- Lincoln Nat. Life Ins. v. GhioCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
6 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.