Legal Opinion
Dodd v. Ætna Life Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 13, 1929No. 5139PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORMAN, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit on a policy of insurance upon the life of Oscar Willie Dodd, a citizen and resident of Crittenden county, Arkansas. The insurance company is a Connecticut corporation, with its principal office in that state. Gordon H. Campbell was the general agent for the company at Little Rock, Ark., and R. G. Herbert was the local agent for Crittenden county, working under Campbell. Herbert delivered the policy to Dodd, without collecting the first premium or taking a note therefor. Dodd placed it in a bank, and thereafter, on the same day, met his death. The sole…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Miller v. Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- MacKelvie v. Mutual Ben. Life Ins. Co. of NewwarkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1923
- ætna Life Ins. Co. v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1926
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. WilleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1897
- Smith v. Provident Sav. Life Assur. Soc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1895
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3Cited by8 opinions
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