Gillan v. Equitable Life Assurance Society

Decided July 23, 1943. John W. Yeager wrote the opinion for the court.

143 Neb. 647 · Cited 52 times

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• Pollard v. Royal Highlanders · 128 Neb. 790
• Axelroad v. Metropolitan Life Insurance · 196 N.E. 388
• Northern Assurance Co. v. Grand View Building Assn. · 183 U.S. 308
• Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. Hilton-Green · 241 U.S. 613
• Lumber Underwriters of NY v. Rife · 237 U.S. 605
• Minsker v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance · 173 N.E. 4
• Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Alterovitz · 14 N.E.2d 570
• Bohmont v. Moore · 141 Neb. 91
• Greber v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States · 28 P.2d 817
• U. S. Tire Dealers Mutual Corp. v. Laune · 139 Neb. 26
• Layton v. New York Life Insurance · 202 P. 958
• Behle v. Loup River Public Power District · 138 Neb. 566
• Gillan v. Equitable Life Assurance Society · 142 Neb. 497
• Scott v. New England Mutual Life Insurance · 126 Neb. 514
• Farmers & Bankers Life Insurance v. Mathers · 135 Neb. 757

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Later opinions in our collection that cite this decision.

• Equitable Life Assur. Soc. v. Gillan · 70 F. Supp. 640
• George v. Guarantee Mutual Life Co. · 144 Neb. 285
• Sorter v. Citizens Fund Mutual Fire Insurance · 151 Neb. 686
• Diamond v. Department of Insurance · 302 Neb. 892
• O'DELL v. Goodsell · 41 N.W.2d 123
• Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'n v. Milder · 41 N.W.2d 780
• Moore v. United Benefit Life Insurance Company · 115 S.E.2d 311
• White v. Medico Life Insurance · 327 N.W.2d 606
• Comer v. World Insurance Co. · 318 P.2d 916
• Mills v. Aetna Insurance Company · 96 N.W.2d 721
• Baum v. County of Scotts Bluff · 101 N.W.2d 455
• State v. Kock · 300 N.W.2d 824
• Marine v. Allstate Insurance Company · 469 P.2d 121
• Hans v. State · 147 Neb. 67
• Robbins v. National Life and Accident Insurance Co. · 157 N.W.2d 188
• Kennedy v. Cornhusker Hybrid Co. · 146 Neb. 230
• Reid v. Bankers Life Co. · 148 Neb. 604
• John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Schwarzer · 237 N.E.2d 50
• Corrigan v. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY · 141 N.W.2d 170

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