Legal Opinion
Pauline Apolskis v. Concord Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 29, 1971No. 18714PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Chief Judge.
As the named beneficiary, Pauline Apolskis sought recovery in the district court under a $10,000 insurance policy issued by the Concord Life Insurance Company on the life of her son, Charles Apolskis. Federal jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship. The district court, following a trial without a jury, entered findings of fact and conclusions of law favorable to the plaintiff. Judgment was entered against the defendant for the face amount of the policy plus $1,000 as attorney’s fees because of Concord’s alleged vexatious refusal to pay the claim. We reverse.
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2Cases cited25 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Stipcich v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. Hilton-GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Cleo Syrup Corporation v. Coca-Cola Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1943
- Pence v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Robert FLOWERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CROUCH-WALKER CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Samuel C. Hanna, Cross-Appellee v. American Motors Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Garde v. Country Life Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1986
- State v. NelsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1992
- Royal Business Machines, Inc. v. Lorraine Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
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