Legal Opinion
Prudential Ins. v. King
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 25, 1939No. 11161PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
This action was brought by Hazel P. King, the beneficiary named in two policies of insurance upon the life of her husband, Fletcher W. King, who died on November 24, 1933. These policies were Missouri contracts. The company denied liability. The trial was to the court, and from a judgment for the plaintiff, the company has appealed..
The facts are not in dispute, and the sole question is as to the effective date of the policies. It is conceded that if the policies went into effect on February 11, 1930, when the insured paid the first premiums and signed the first part of…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Stroehmann v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. GuentherSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Halsey v. American Central Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
- Soukup v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1937
- State Ex Rel. Security Mutual Life Insurance v. AllenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1924
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Neal v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
- Hawkeye Casualty Co. v. RoseCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1950
- Prudential Insurance Company of America, a Corporation v. William J. Burch and Lorene A. BurchCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1959
- Burch v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, W.D. Missouri · 1958
- Neal v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1939
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