Legal Opinion
Moore v. Bankers' Credit Life Ins. Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 8, 1931No. 3 Div. 961PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
The suit is on a life insurance policy bearing date July 20, 1928, insuring the life of James R. Moore, who died (concededly by his own hand, so far as the purposes of this appeal are concerned) on February 21, 1930. The policy contained the following provision known as the suicide clause: “If the insured shall within two years from the issue date of this policy, die by his or her own hand, or act, whether sane or insane, this policy shall be valid only for an amount equal to the pi'emiums received on the policy..”
The insured having died by his own hand within the period of two years…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Mutual Life Insurance v. Hurni Packing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. LovejoySupreme Court of Alabama · 1917
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
- Great American Ins. Co. v. DoverSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
- Scales v. Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1927
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3Cited by17 opinions
- New York Life Insurance v. HollenderCalifornia Supreme Court · 1951
- Michigan Mutual Liability Co. v. CarrollSupreme Court of Alabama · 1960
- New England Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1941
- National Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. MixonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1973
- Wilmington Trust Co. v. Mutual Life Ins. Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1946
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