Legal Opinion
Spiegel v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 28, 1959PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
The plaintiff, as beneficiary, brought this action against defendant Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and defendant Levy, one of the company’s agents, to recover death and accidental death benefits under a policy on the life of her husband. The defendant company opposed payment on the grounds that the policy had lapsed without value because of the nonpayment of a premium and that, in any event, the plaintiff was not entitled to accidental death benefits since the insured had died, not as the result of accident, but of natural causes. The plaintiff, not disputing that there was a failure to…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Burr v. Commercial Travelers Mutual Accident Ass'n of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1946
- Elam v. Smithdeal Realty & InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
- Siegel v. . Spear Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Israelson v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
- Abbott v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Friedman v. Prudential Life Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- DeLorenzo v. Bac Agency, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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