Legal Opinion
Merrigan v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided February 7, 1942No. 565PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CAILLOUET, District Judge.
The plaintiff filed suit in the Civil District Court of the Parish of Orleans, as named beneficiary under a life insurance policy, claimed to have been issued by the defendant company on the life of her deceased husband, she alleging that said policy was in full force and effect on October 17th, 1939, when the insured came to his death, and that due proof of death and delivery of policy to the defendant’s agent was promptly made, as evidenced by receipt in hand dated a few days after the death.
The petition alleged that, notwithstanding amicable demand, and retention…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Missouri State Life Insurance v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Kansas City Southern Railway Co. v. Guardian Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Brown v. WebsterSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Curtis v. InneraritySupreme Court of the United States · 1848
- Springstead v. Crawfordsville State BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Alropa Corporation v. MyersDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1944
- Sonnesyn v. Federal Cartridge Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 1944
- Elmwood Plantation, Inc. v. Ruud Water Heater DivisionDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1985
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