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MEHTA v. JOHN HANCOCK MUT. LIFE INS. CO.

No. 85-3743.

153 Ill. App.3d 145 (1986)

505 N.E.2d 1030

SURYA C. MEHTA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

Appellate Court of Illinois — First District (4th Division).

Opinion filed December 4, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mahendra R. Mehta, of Chicago, for appellant.

Peterson, Ross, Schloerb & Seidel, of Chicago (J. Robert Geiman and William A. Chittenden III, of counsel), for appellee John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company.

Tribler & Marwedel, P.C., of Chicago (Mitchell A. Orpett, of counsel), for appellee Jagdish Patel.

Judgment affirmed.

JUSTICE JIGANTI delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff brought this action against defendant, John Hancock Insurance Company (John Hancock), and its agent, Jagdish Patel (Patel), to recover the proceeds of a life insurance policy insuring plaintiff's deceased husband, Chinulal Mehta, in the face amount of $50,000. Plaintiff also sought damages for the alleged fraudulent and bad-faith rejection of the claim by John Hancock, resulting...

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