Legal Opinion
The First National Bank of Pennsylvania, Trustee v. The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 14, 1987No. 86-3765PublishedCited by 121 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
The district court granted summary judgment for the beneficiary of a life insurance policy notwithstanding the contention of the insurer that the policy had lapsed for nonpayment of premium. The propriety of summary judgment is at issue.
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Plaintiff First National Bank of Pennsylvania, the beneficiary of a $100,000 life insurance policy issued to Sidney L. Sherman by defendant, The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, submitted a claim to recover the net proceeds due under the policy following Sherman’s death on March 11, 1985. Lincoln refused…
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