Legal Opinion
Wooden v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 18, 1965No. Record 5819PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpratley, J.
This proceeding was instituted by Mabel Wooden, sometimes hereinafter referred to as plaintiff, against the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, hereinafter called John Hancock, H. R. M. A.—I. L. A. Welfare Fund and the Hampton Roads Maritime Association. The plaintiff claimed that as the beneficiary of a group life insurance policy issued by John Hancock on the life of her brother, James H. Robinson, of the face value of $3,000.00 in the event of his natural death, and an additional $3,000.00 in case of accidental death, she was entitled to recover $6,000.00 from the insurer, because…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Smith v. Combined Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1961
- Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n v. RyderSupreme Court of Virginia · 1936
- Scarborough v. World Insurance Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1956
- Beckley National Exchange Bank v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1939
- Perringer v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1951
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3Cited by14 opinions
- International Underwriters, Inc. v. The Home Insurance Company, Susanne L. Montgomery, Administratrix of the Estate of H. Eugene Montgomery v. The Home Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Sandra Trusty Runge v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Robert Patch, Jennifer Patch, Minors, by Their Next Friend and Mother Terry Patch v. The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
- Harris v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1981
- Byrd v. Life Ins. Co. of Va.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1979
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