Legal Opinion
Job v. Equitable Life Insurance
Appellate Division of the Superior Court of California
Decided May 10, 1933No. Civ. A. No. 292PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGoodell, J.
The action was brought by plaintiff as the holder of a life insurance policy issued by the defendant, containing a provision for disability benefits under which plaintiff made claim for $250 on account of disability for a period of five months at the rate of $50 per month.
The paragraph of the policy upon which plaintiff’s claim is based is as follows:
“Whenever the Company shall receive due proof . . . that the insured has become totally disabled by bodily injury or disease ... so that he will thereby be permanently, wholly and continuously prevented from . engaging in any occupation…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. BlueSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- Penn Mutual Life Insurance v. MiltonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1925
- Ginell v. . the Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Ginell v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1923
- Hawkins v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1928
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Pearlman v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Richards v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1935
- Lowe v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1949