Legal Opinion

Cheryl Likens v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided July 19, 2012No. 11-20653PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge:

After coming home drunk, Wesley Vincent was found face-down in front of his house by his wife, Cheryl Likens. He was taken to the hospital but eventually died. Likens tried to collect as the beneficiary of an accidental-death insurance policy, but the claim was denied under an alcohol exclusion, because Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company (“Hartford”) determined that the injury resulted from being legally intoxicated from alcohol. The district court granted summary judgment for Hartford based on the alcohol exclusion. We affirm.

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Vincent was driven home…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance Co. v. SchaeferTexas Supreme Court · 2003
  2. TIG Insurance v. Sedgwick James of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  3. Environmental Conservation Organization v. City of DallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2008
  4. Nicholas Gray v. Michael PowersCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
  5. Stella Reyes, Administratrix of the Estate of Florentino Reyes, Deceased v. Vantage Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by21 opinions

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  4. Tetra Technologies, Inc. v. Continental InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2016
  5. Cultrona v. Nationwide Life InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Ohio · 2013

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