Meyer v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Scott District Court. — Hon. C. M. Wateeman, Judge. Action at law upon a policy of accident insurance.. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Deémer, J.
On the twenty-fourth day of December, 1891, the defendant issued a policy of accident insurance, for the sum of five thousand dollars, to one Herman H. Meyer, insuring him against accidental injury occurring within one year from that date, and. agreeing to pay his wife, the plaintiff herein, in the event of the death of the assured through external,, violent and accidental means, the amount of the policy. The policy also- provided that the insurance should not cover “injuries, fatal, or otherwise, * * * resulting directly or indirectly from intoxicants, anaesthetics, narcotics,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Accident Insurance v. CrandalSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Brown v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
- Cushman v. United States Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Mutual Benefit Life Ins. v. Daviess' Ex'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1888
- Pudritzky v. Supreme Lodge Knights of HonorMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Goodwin v. Provident Savings Life Assurance Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1896
- French v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. DodgeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1926
- Robinson v. Ætna Life Ins.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1925
- First National Bank v. DutcherSupreme Court of Iowa · 1905
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