Berry v. Lamar Life Ins. Co.

Decided June 6, 1932. William Nathaniel Ethridge Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

142 So. 445 · Cited 50 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• Mutual Life Insurance v. Hurni Packing Co. · 263 U.S. 167
• Bergholm v. Peoria Life Ins. Co. · 284 U.S. 489
• Stipcich v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 277 U.S. 311
• Brams v. New York Life Insurance · 148 A. 855
• Clement v. Western Union Telegraph Co. · 77 Miss. 747

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• Brander v. Nabors · 443 F. Supp. 764
• Hickman v. Pan-American Life Ins. Co. · 173 So. 742
• Reliance Life Ins. v. Cassity · 163 So. 508
• Franklin Like Ins. v. Stribling · 216 Miss. 420
• Mutual Life Ins. Co. of NY v. Johnson · 293 U.S. 335
• Lawler v. Government Employees Ins. Co. · 569 So. 2d 1151
• McCutchen v. All States Life Ins. Co. · 158 So. 729
• Lavender v. Volunteer State Life Ins. · 157 So. 101
• Berry v. Acacia Mutual Life Assn. · 67 P.2d 478
• World Fire & Marine Ins. v. King · 191 So. 665
• Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Lindsey · 185 So. 573
• Bott v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States · 147 Kan. 671
• &198tna Life Ins. Co. v. Roberts · 164 So. 311
• Continental Casualty Company v. Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company · 235 So. 3d 40
• New York Life Ins. v. Ware · 157 So. 359
• Gerard v. Metropolitan Life Ins. · 149 So. 793
• Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co. v. Cumbest · 325 So. 2d 569
• Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. Delta & Pine Land Co. · 195 So. 667
• Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n v. Winter · 209 Miss. 344
• Standard Life Insurance v. Hinton · 247 Miss. 838
• Sherman v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 297 Mass. 330

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