Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Alta Life Insurance
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 19, 1934No. Appeal 98PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Baldrige, J.,
In this action of assumpsit the plaintiff has judgment.
The question before us is whether a lapsed life insurance policy was revived.
On June 5,1933, Louise Mitchell took out a $500 life insurance policy with Alta Life Insurance Company, making her husband, Crawford Mitchell, beneficiary. The policy granted a four-weeks ’ grace period. Article 6 provided for the revival of the policy upon compliance with certain conditions, and reads as follows: “If this policy lapse for the non-payment of premium it may be revived, if not more than 12 months’ premiums are due, upon…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States v. PettidArizona Supreme Court · 1932
- People Ex Rel. Rand v. . CraigNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Gould v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1921
- Brelish v. Prud. Ins. Co. of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Dzsujko v. Eureka-Maryland Assurance Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Evans v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1936
- Poles v. State Mutual Benefit SocietySuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Iwankow v. Colonial Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
- Peters v. Colonial Life Insurance Co. of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1937
- Fishman v. Eureka-Maryland Assurance Corp.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
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