Legal Opinion

Pedersen v. Chrysler Life Insurance

District Court, N.D. Mississippi

Decided January 15, 1988No. EC87-95-S-DPublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

SENTER, Chief Judge.

Mary Alice Pedersen brings this action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332 alleging that the defendant insurance company wrongfully denied a claim for life insurance made under the terms of a policy issued by the insurer. This cause comes before the court on defendant’s motion for summary judgment.

Factual Background

According to the complaint, Erik W. Ped-ersen and his wife, Mary Alice Pedersen, purchased a 1985 Plymouth Reliant from a Tupelo car dealer on July 13, 1985. Along with the purchase, the Pedersens also obtained a life insurance policy from Chrysler Life in the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Sherrial T. St. Amant v. Ronald J. Benoit and John H. Robichaux, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  2. Chester R. Robinson and Wife, Frances Earline Robinson, and Roy K. Ewart and David B. Black v. The National Cash Register CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
  3. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Miss. v. CampbellMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
  4. Gary Dukes and Thomas E. Barber, D/B/A D & B Dozer Service v. South Carolina Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
  5. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. DayMississippi Supreme Court · 1986

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Great American InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2014
  2. Rachel B. Carroll Cynthia B. Fasano, Plaintiffs-Counter v. Metropolitan Insurance and Annuity Co., Defendant-Counter Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1999
  3. Louis Harold Nichols, Individually and as of the Estate of Doris Maxine Nichols, Deceased v. Shelter Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
  4. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance v. NicholsonDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1991
  5. Oglesbee v. National Security Fire & Casualty Co.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1992

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