Legal Opinion

Painter v. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided December 2, 1921No. 10,959PublishedCited by 6 opinions

From Marion Superior Court (A-760) ; Lynn D. Hay, Judge. Action by Laura B. Painter against the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. From a judgment for defendant, the plaintilf appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtNichols, J.

Action by appellant against appellee to recover upon a policy of insurance for $2,000, .issued by appellee upon the life of William A. Painter, the deceased husband of appellant, who was, subsequent to the issuance of said policy, made the beneficiary under said policy. Liability upon said policy is denied by the appellee upon the ground that the same had been lapsed or forfeited by' failure to make timely payment of the premium due thereon, and that subsequent to the death of the insured, appellee paid appellant $149.24 in complete discharge and settlement of all its obligations under said…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Home Insurance v. HowardIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
  2. Brown v. Hartford Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
  3. Tibbits v. Mutual Benefit Life InsuranceIndiana Supreme Court · 1903
  4. Forbes v. Union Central Life InsuranceIndiana Supreme Court · 1898
  5. Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society v. GirtonIndiana Supreme Court · 1890

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State Security Life Insurance v. KintnerIndiana Supreme Court · 1962
  2. Wolford v. National Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1923
  3. Pladwell v. Travelers' InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1929
  4. United States Casualty Co. v. VinsonIndiana Court of Appeals · 1925
  5. First National Bank v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1934

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