Legal Opinion
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Cohen
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 26, 1958No. 15619PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BARNES, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit between a citizen of New Mexico and a citizen of Massachusetts begun in the Superior Court of San Francisco and removed to the Federal Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1-332, 1441. Removal was proper. The District Court found a contract of insurance to exist, that defendant breached its contract, and awarded the full amount then due, and to become due, under the con*419tract. The District Court refused to award damages for breach of an alleged warranty against having to employ any firm or persons to collect on the contract. Defendant insurance company appeals…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Seymour v. OelrichsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1909
- New York Life Insurance v. ViglasSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Consolidated Reservoir & Power Co. v. ScarboroughCalifornia Supreme Court · 1932
- Pollack v. PollackTexas Commission of Appeals · 1931
- Palmquist v. MercerCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
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3Cited by1 opinion
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Mary Troutfelt Cohen, Mary Troutfelt Cohen v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1958