Legal Opinion
Schwartz v. Northern Life Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 16, 1928No. 5318PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILBERT Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above). The principal question presented in the ease is upon what date the policy became effective. The appellant says it was August 2, 1924. The appellee says it was August 14, .1,924. The date from whieh a policy becomes effective is not necessarily determined by the date whieh it bears or the date of its execution or the date of its delivery or by the date when the first premium is paid. It is the date from which the risk commenced, and it is determined by the
meaning of the provisions of the insurance contract. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Insurance Co. v. NortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Miller v. Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Buckley v. Citizens' Insurance Co. of MissouriNew York Court of Appeals · 1907
- Kilborn v. Prudential InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1906
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3Cited by27 opinions
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