Legal Opinion
Collier v. Metropolitan Life Ins.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 3, 1949No. Civil Action No. 2577—48PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TAMM, District Judge.
This is an action for money alleged to be due plaintiff under the terms of a group life insurance policy issued by defendant. By it, defendant insured the lives of employees of The Evening Star Newspaper Company, of whom plaintiff was one. Because of the fact that this is a case of first impression in this jurisdiction, it is felt necessary that the facts should be set forth in some detail.
During 1926, The Evening Star Newspaper Company, hereinafter called the employer, and the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, hereinafter called the insurer, or the defendant, entered…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Boseman v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. DormanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
- Dorman v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co.District Court, S.D. California · 1939
3Cited by5 opinions
- Clauson v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1961
- Commercial Ins. Co. of Newark v. BurnquistDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1952
- Halverson v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1979
- Security National Life Insurance Co. v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1955
- State Mutual Life Assurance Co. of America v. StateCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1961