Legal Opinion
DeFord v. New York Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Colorado
Decided May 16, 1927No. 11,638PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Denison
DeFord, administrator of the estate of L. D. Hale DeFord, brought suit against the insurance company, defendant in error, for negligent delay in delivering a policy whereby the insured died before it was delivered and it never became operative.
A demurrer to the complaint was sustained and there was a judgment for defendant, which was reversed (DeFord v. New York Life Insurance Co., 75 Colo. 146, 224 Pac. 1049) on the ground that, under the allegations of the complaint, the question whether the delay was unreasonable was for the jury. The case has now been tried, a verdict and judgment…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- DeFord v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1924
- New York Life Insurance v. PikeSupreme Court of Colorado · 1911
- Bradley v. New York Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1921
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Lincoln Liberty Life Insurance Company v. MartinezSupreme Court of Colorado · 1956
- United American Insurance v. Union Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1927
- Mid-Continent Life Ins. Co. v. DeesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
- Mid-Continent Life Ins. Co. v. DeesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954