Legal Opinion
Lennig v. New York Life Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided September 4, 1942No. 8020PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge.
The jury having failed to agree upon a verdict at a former trial of this case, the District Court, upon motion, entered judgment for the defendant on the ground that the proofs were legally insufficient to justify a verdict in the plaintiff’s favor. The claim sued for grows out of a life insurance policy issued by the defendant and is for the double indemnity provided for by the policy in case the insured’s death resulted from bodily injuries effected through external, violent and accidental cause. Federal jurisdiction of the case rests upon the diversity of the…
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- Whigham v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
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