Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Cambridge Savings Bank
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 2, 1963PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, C.J.
This is an action of contract by the beneficiary of a savings bank life insurance policy issued by the defendant. The case was heard upon a stipulation as to all the facts by a District Court judge, who found for the plaintiff. The Appellate Division vacated that finding and ordered a new finding to be entered for the defendant. The plaintiff appealed.
The policy in the amount of $1,000 under date of May 8, 1941, on the life of Fred Albert Simmons, Jr., was one of ten term policies then issued to him by Massachusetts savings banks. 1 In his application the insured indicated that he wished to…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Rocci v. Massachusetts Accident Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Associates Discount Corp. v. GillineauMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Richard D. Kimball Co. v. City of MedfordMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1960
- Mendelsohn v. Automobile InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935
- Redden v. RamseyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1941
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Carter v. Empire Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1978
- Western Massachusetts Theatres, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1968
- Crum v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaDistrict Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1973
- Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency Fund v. Premier InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2003
- Parker v. MorrellMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1976
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