Legal Opinion
Republic National Life Insurance v. Merkley
Arizona Supreme Court
Decided March 30, 1942No. Civil No. 4444PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLockwood, C. J.
— Lorin Merkley, plaintiff, brought suit against Republic National Life Insurance Company, a corporation, defendant, to recover on a life insurance policy issued by defendant on the life of Neal B. Merkley, the insured, and payable to plaintiff as his beneficiary. Judgment was rendered in favor of plaintiff, and defendant has appealed.
The question before us is admittedly one of law only, and is whether, on the facts of the case, the policy sued on ever went into effect. These facts are not seriously in dispute and may be stated as follows: On June 21, 1940, the insured, who was a son of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Unterharnscheidt v. Missouri State Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
- Coci v. New York Life Ins.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1924
- Bradley v. New York Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1921
- New York Life Ins. v. RutherfordCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1922
- Glover v. New York Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1921
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Services Holding Co. v. Transamerica Occidental Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1994
- Pawelczyk v. Allied Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1978
- Matter of Estate of AlarconCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1986
- Mid-Continent Life Ins. Co. v. DeesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1954
- National Producers Life Insurance Co. v. RogersCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1968
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