Freedman v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York

Decided May 13, 1941. James B. Drew wrote the opinion for the court.

21 A.2d 81 · Cited 83 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.

• Evans v. Penn Mutual Life Insurance · 186 A. 133
• Paxos v. Jarka Corporation · 171 A. 468
• Indovina v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 5 A.2d 556
• Bailey v. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance · 6 A.2d 770
• Adams v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 186 A. 144
• Nanty-Glo Boro. v. American Surety Co. · 163 A. 523
• Kuhns v. New York Life Ins. Co. · 147 A. 76
• Lilly v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 177 A. 779
• Koppleman v. Commercial Casualty Ins. · 153 A. 121
• John v. Reick-Mcjunkin Dairy Co. · 127 A. 143
• Reeder v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 17 A.2d 879
• Osche v. New York Life Insurance Co. · 187 A. 396
• Roberts v. Pitt Publishing Co. · 198 A. 668
• New York Life Insurance v. W. Bodek Corp. · 182 A. 384
• Kanatas v. Home Life Insurance Co. of America · 189 A. 293
• Kzyszton v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance · 181 A. 587

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• Henderson v. Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co. · 149 P.2d 133
• Commonwealth v. Harris · 41 A.2d 688
• Haas v. Kasnot · 371 Pa. 580
• Shafer v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance · 410 Pa. 394
• Burton v. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance · 368 Pa. 613
• Bayview Loan Servicing LLC v. Wicker · 206 A.3d 474
• Commonwealth v. Graver · 334 A.2d 667
• Platt v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance · 66 A.2d 266
• Higgins v. Loup River Public Power District · 68 N.W.2d 170
• Kizirian v. United Benefit Life Insurance · 383 Pa. 515
• Derr v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York · 41 A.2d 542
• McKeehan Estate · 57 A.2d 907
• Grogan v. Michael · 37 A.2d 715
• Weis v. Weis · 72 N.E.2d 245
• Prevete v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 22 A.2d 691
• Natwick v. Moyer · 163 P.2d 936
• Ingram v. Pittsburgh · 29 A.2d 32

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