Legal Opinion
Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Cumbest
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided January 13, 1976No. 48462PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERTSON, Justice.
Mrs. Ray C. Cumbest, widow of Ray C. Cumbest, brought suit in the Circuit Court of Jackson County against Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company to recover $5,000 life insurance on the life of her late husband alleged to be due under the terms of a group policy of insurance issued to International Paper Company for its employees. The circuit court, sitting as judge and jury, rendered judgment for $5,563.28, being life insurance and interest.
*570Appellant assigns as error:
“The Court erred in holding for the Appellee for the reason that ‘due proof’ of total disability' was…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bergholm v. Peoria Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Berry v. Lamar Life Ins. Co.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1932
- Mutual L. Ins. Co. of N.Y. v. HebronMississippi Supreme Court · 1933
- New York Life Ins. v. QuinnMississippi Supreme Court · 1934
- Cox v. Lamar Life InsuranceMississippi Supreme Court · 1950
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Exxon Corp. v. Crosby-Mississippi Resources, Ltd.District Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1991
- Seay v. Southern Life & Health InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Mississippi · 1986