Legal Opinion
Henricks v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
California Supreme Court
Decided October 30, 1936No. L. A. 15793PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THE COURT.
Plaintiff, as the named beneficiary, brought this action to recover on a life insurance policy issued by defendant on the life of her husband, Noah Hen-ricks.
The basic facts are not in dispute, having been stipulated to by the parties, and are as follows:
On May 19, 1924, the defendant issued a policy of life insurance upon the life of Noah Henricks, a California resident, in the sum of $2,500. In consideration of an additional premium of $2 per year there was attached to this policy a supplementary contract providing that if the insured died by accidental means as defined in the…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Williams v. Union Central Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Pac. Heating & Ventilating Co. v. Williamsburgh City Fire Ins. Co. of BrooklynCalifornia Supreme Court · 1910
- Ogburn v. Travelers InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1929
- Gooch v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1933
- Inter-Southern Life Insurance Co. v. OmerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1931
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Caminetti v. Pacific Mutual Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1943
- California-Western States Life Insurance v. FeinstenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
- Clarendon National Insurance v. Insurance Co. of the WestDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2006
- Decker v. New York Life Ins. Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1938
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