Wagering Contract

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• AETNA Ins. Co. v. Leste M. King
  265 So. 2d 716· Fla. 1st DCA· 1972-08-24 ·cited 27×
  The court held that Mrs. King possessed an insurable interest in the destroyed property because she had a substantial economic interest in its preservation for her livelihood, even without legal title.
• W. v. Knott
  136 Fla. 184· Fla.· 1939-01-31 ·cited 20×
  The Florida Supreme Court held that an insurance policy provision allowing policyholders to share in a special endowment benefit fund upon the death of other policyholders in their class constitutes a wagering contract against public policy, and that the Insurance Commissioner ha
• Airvac, Inc. v. Ranger Ins. Co.
  266 So. 2d 178· Fla. 4th DCA· 1972-08-07 ·cited 14×
  Airvac, Inc. and Catherine Kirohn appealed a judgment dismissing their claims under an aircraft insurance policy with a breach of warranty endorsement. The court reversed, holding that the trial court erred by instructing the jury to determine whether Airvac was the owner of the
• Lloyd v. Foremost Ins. Co. & Don L. Tullis & Assocs., Inc.
  478 So. 2d 1152· Fla. 1st DCA· 1985-11-22 ·cited 2×
  Lloyd appealed the dismissal of his complaint against his sister's insurer and its agent, seeking payment of insurance proceeds for a mobile home he claimed to have purchased from his sister. The court affirmed the dismissal, holding that Lloyd, as a stranger to the insurance pol
• Wells v. J. C. Penney Co.
  250 F.2d 221· 9th Cir.· 1957-11-20 ·cited 2×
  The court held that the J.C. Penney Profit-Sharing Retirement Plan, as it pertains to the awarding of company stock, is not an illegal wagering contract, lottery, or tontine contract under New York law. The plan's provisions for stock distribution do not involve the prohibited el
• Ttsi Irrevocable Tr. v. Reliastar Life Ins. Co.
  60 So. 3d 1148· Fla. 5th DCA· 2011-05-13 ·cited 1×
  TTSI Irrevocable Trust sought a refund of premiums paid on a life insurance policy after the policy was declared void ab initio because TTSI lacked an insurable interest in the insured's life. The court affirmed the trial court's denial of the refund, holding that a party who wro
• Pac. Life Ins. Co. v. U.S. Bank
  S.D. Fla.· 2023-09-06
  The court granted the defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, finding that the plaintiff failed to establish sufficient contacts with Florida under the state's long-arm statute.
• Liss v. Liss
  937 So. 2d 760· Fla. 4th DCA· 2006-09-06
  A former husband sought to modify a settlement agreement's life insurance provisions after his child support and alimony obligations substantially decreased. The court reversed the dismissal of his petition and remanded for an evidentiary hearing, holding that the agreement's ins
• Vill. OF Constantine & Raymond Scott v. Home Ins. Co.
  427 F.2d 1338· 6th Cir.· 1970-06-12
  The court held that the insured had a sufficient insurable interest in the property, even after selling the conditional sales contract, to avoid the policy being deemed a wagering contract under Michigan law.
• Skaff v. United States Fid. & Guar. Co.
  215 So. 2d 35· Fla. 1st DCA· 1968-10-22
  Mitchell Skaff, an innocent purchaser of a stolen 1964 Cadillac, sought recovery under his fire and theft insurance policy when the vehicle was stolen again and destroyed. The court held that Skaff possessed an insurable interest in the vehicle despite its stolen status, reversin
• Atl. OIL Co. v. Patterson
  331 F.2d 516· 5th Cir.· 1964-04-23
  The court held that the jury's verdict finding the life insurance policy void as a wagering contract was supported by substantial evidence, making the proceeds taxable income.