Legal Opinion
John Alden Life Insurance v. Doe
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided April 16, 1987No. Civ. A. 84-2327PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HADEN, II, Chief Judge.
This is a case great in emotion and small in monetary significance.
I. Background
Sheldon Doe 1 died on June 26, 1983, at his residence in Culloden, West Virginia. 2 The cause of death was a single gunshot wound to the head. At the time of his death, Mr. Doe was married to Edna Doe. It was the second marriage for both. Mr. Doe had three children by a former marriage and Mrs. Doe had ten. 3 No children were born of their union.
Suspected of causing the death of Mr. Doe, Mrs. Doe and one of her sons, John Roe, were indicted by a Cabell County jury…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Schmidt v. Northern Life Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
- Sandra Joanne Murphy, Plaintiff-Third Party Defendant-Appellant-Cross v. The Travelers Insurance Company, Defendant-Third Party Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross v. Barbara A. Murphy, Individually and as Parent and Natural Guardian of Minors Lee S. Murphy, Etc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
- Smith v. ToddSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1930
- Freeman v. LindSupreme Court of Iowa · 1900
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. HillWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1934
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3Cited by4 opinions
- McClure v. McClureWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1991
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. KelleyDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1995
- Plumley v. BledsoeWest Virginia Supreme Court · 2005
- Peoples Security Life Insurance v. CurrenceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1992