Legal Opinion
Rogers v. Great Northern Life Ins. Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided June 6, 1938No. Docket No. 18, Calendar No. 39,894PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPotter, J.
Plaintiff sued defendant to recover benefits under an accident insurance policy issued by defendant covering her husband, Earl T. Rogers. The policy was issued June 10, 1935, and insured Earl T. Rogers against death by accidental means. Deceased was killed in an automobile accident July 18, 1935, while the policy was in full force and effect. The policy provided that in such event defendant would pay the beneficiary named in the policy $1,000. It has not paid it.
Plaintiff had no knowledge of the existence of the policy at the time of her husband’s death. After his death, she made a search of…
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