Legal Opinion
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States v. Thomas E. Bell
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 28, 1994No. 93-2264PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ILANA DIAMOND ROVNER, Circuit Judge.
The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (“Equitable”) filed this diversity action seeking a declaratory judgment that it was not obliged to pay Thomas Bell disability benefits. Equitable relied on the fact that Mr. Bek’s multiple sclerosis had manifested itself before Equitable issued a disability insurance policy to him. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Mr. Bell in view of the policy’s statutorily mandated incontestability clause. Equitable Life Assurance Soc’y of United States v. Bell, 818 F.Supp. 245…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Klaxon Co. v. Stentor Electric Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Harrison v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Matter of Met. Life Ins. Co. v. ConwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Velez-Gomez v. SMA Life Assurance Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. JohnsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Estate of Doe v. Paul Revere Insurance GroupHawaii Supreme Court · 1997
- Kersten v. Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
- Jeremy J. Smith v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
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