Legal Opinion

Charles C. Myre v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided July 19, 1974No. 74-1043PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*610GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, Charles Myre, brought this diversity action against Connecticut General Life Insurance Company for $50,000, the amount he claims is due him under a group life insurance policy issued by the defendant to his former employer Braniff Airways, Inc. Defendant does not contest its liability under the policy for $10,000, but strenuously asserts that plaintiff is only entitled to a waiver of premiums on the remaining $40,000 of the face amount. The District Court1 rendered final judgment for the plaintiff for $50,000 and defendant appeals.

Plaintiff, a former airline…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Bergholm v. Peoria Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Employers Liability Assurance Corp. v. MorseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
  3. Jimmy N. Looney, Clinton M. Hickman, Betty Cureton, Margaret Coon, Martha Cooper and R. T. Cooper v. Allstate Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
  4. Arkansas Amusement Corporation v. KempnerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
  5. Moore v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. McNeilab, Inc. v. North River InsuranceDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1986
  2. Cecil L. Archer v. Airline Pilots Association InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
  3. Charles C. Myre v. Connecticut General Life Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974

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