Legal Opinion

Palumbo v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided January 7, 1937PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCrosby, J.

This is an action to recover certain disability benefits from August 27, 1934, to the date of the writ, provided for by a rider, so called, attached to each of two policies of life insurance issued by the defendant. One of the policies was issued October 26, 1927, and the other September 11, 1928. Both of these supplementary contracts provided (1) waiver of payment of each premium falling due under said policy and this supplementary contract, and (2) payment of certain monthly amounts, upon the insured’s becoming “totally and permanently disabled, *359as a result of bodily injury or disease…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Silverstein v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
  2. Leland v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1919
  3. Rocci v. Massachusetts Accident Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
  4. Rezendes v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
  5. Meyer v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1895

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Ober v. National Casualty Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1945
  2. Allstate Insurance v. DiamantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1988
  3. Kellerman v. City of St. PaulSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1941
  4. Howe v. National Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1947
  5. Sherman v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1937

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