Legal Opinion
Aetna Life Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn. v. Martin
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 18, 1940No. 11491PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff from a judgment dismissing its action brought under the Declaratory Judgment Act, Jud. Code § 274d, 28 U.S.C.A. § 400, to determine obligations under a contract of insurance. The parties will be referred to as they were designated below. As the case was disposed of on a motion to dismiss, the facts are taken from the pleadings.
Plaintiff is an insurance corporation organized under the laws of Connecticut. On February 4, 1926, it issued a policy of life insurance on the life of defendant A. V. Martin, in which it agreed to pay the other…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Baltimore Steamship Co. v. PhillipsSupreme Court of the United States · 1927
- In Re ChetwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Bates v. BodieSupreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Western Casualty & Surety Co. v. BeverfordenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1937
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