Evans v. Penn Mutual Life Insurance

Decided January 30, 1936. James B. Drew wrote the opinion for the court.

186 A. 133 · Cited 154 times

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Precedents cited

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.

• Kuhns v. New York Life Ins. Co. · 147 A. 76
• Livingood v. New York Life Ins. Co. · 134 A. 474
• Lilly v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 177 A. 779
• Oplinger v. New York Life Insurance · 253 Pa. 328
• Campdon v. Continental Assurance Co. · 157 A. 464
• Henes v. McGovern · 176 A. 503
• N.Y. Life Ins. Co. v. Brandwene Et Ux. · 172 A. 669
• Suravitz v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America · 261 Pa. 390
• Applebaum v. Empire State Life Assurance Society · 166 A. 768
• Koppleman v. Commercial Casualty Ins. · 153 A. 121
• Moncur v. Western Life Indemnity Co. · 269 Pa. 213
• Stein v. New York Life Insurance · 179 A. 589
• Trainer v. Fort · 165 A. 232
• Feinberg v. New York Life Insurance · 256 Pa. 61
• Kzyszton v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance · 181 A. 587
• Nanty-Glo Boro. v. American Surety Co. · 163 A. 523
• Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. Hilton-Green · 241 U.S. 613
• Paxos v. Jarka Corporation · 171 A. 468
• Commonwealth v. Del Giorno · 154 A. 788
• Hostetler v. Kniseley · 185 A. 300
• Readshaw Et Ux. v. Montgomery · 169 A. 135
• Appeal of Pennsylvania Co. for Insurances on Lives & Granting Annuities · 127 A. 441
• Dinger v. Friedman · 279 Pa. 8
• Skruch v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 131 A. 186
• Benzinger v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America · 176 A. 922

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• Van Riper v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of US · 561 F. Supp. 26
• Kanatas v. Home Life Insurance Co. of America · 189 A. 293
• Freedman v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York · 21 A.2d 81
• Alcoa v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. · 998 P.2d 856
• Aluminum Co. of America v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 140 Wash. 2d 517
• Rohm & Haas Co. v. Continental Casualty Co. · 781 A.2d 1172
• Shafer v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance · 410 Pa. 394
• Allstate Ins. Co. v. STINGER (Et Al.) · 400 Pa. 533
• Lynch v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 427 Pa. 418
• Duffy v. National Janitorial Services, Inc. · 429 Pa. 334
• Kizirian v. United Benefit Life Insurance · 383 Pa. 515
• Derr v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York · 41 A.2d 542
• Zenner v. Goetz (Travelers Ind. Co.) · 188 A. 124
• Burton v. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance · 368 Pa. 613
• Nark v. Horton Motor Lines, Inc. · 1 A.2d 655
• Elizabeth v. Conemaugh Black Lick Railroad · 133 F. Supp. 533
• Orner v. T. W. Phillips Gas & Oil Co. · 401 Pa. 195
• Stiegelmann v. Ackman · 41 A.2d 679
• Hunt v. Aufderheide · 199 A. 345
• Pennsylvania State University v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board · 948 A.2d 907
• Monarch Life Insurance v. Donahue · 708 F. Supp. 674
• Golder v. Bogash · 198 A. 149
• Cobosco v. Life Assurance Co. · 419 Pa. 158

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