Legal Opinion
Inez L. Perkins v. Philadelphia Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1985No. 84-1451-WMPublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGNUSON, District Judge.
Philadelphia Life Insurance Company (Philadelphia Life) appeals from an order of the District Court2 awarding death benefits to appellee Inez Perkins under life insurance coverage established for her deceased husband, Raymond Perkins (Perkins), during his employment as president of a Missouri Corporation, TEC, Inc. (TEC). 586 F.Supp. 296, Philadelphia Life had denied payment of death benefits because Perkins’ death by suicide was excluded by the terms of the policy. The district court found that Missouri statute, § 376.620, applied to this case and nullified the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lukens v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1917
- Perkins v. Philadelphia Life InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1984
- Bowen v. New York Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
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- Beckham v. The New York City Housing AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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