Legal Opinion

Litman v. Monumental Life Insurance

Appellate Court of Illinois

Decided June 13, 1997No. 1-96-2460PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PRESIDING JUSTICE HARTMAN

delivered the opinion of the court:

Plaintiff, Jeffrey Litman, appeals from a summary judgment for defendant, Monumental Life Insurance Company (Monumental). Plaintiff’s wife, Lyndie Sue Litman (Lyndie), was insured under an accidental death policy (Policy) issued by Monumental which provided that Monumental will pay a death benefit to the insured’s named beneficiary, if: (1) death occurs as a direct result of an injury; and (2) death occurs within 90 days of the accident causing the injury. A "medical treatment” exclusionary clause in the Policy stated that Monumental

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2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Hammer v. Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1990
  2. Squire v. Economy Fire & Casualty Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1977
  3. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. FreyerAppellate Court of Illinois · 1980
  4. Senkier v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
  5. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania v. Glenview Park DistrictIllinois Supreme Court · 1994

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Rich v. Principal Life InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 2007
  2. Kolowski v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1998
  3. Handler v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2002
  4. Brooks v. JC PENNEY LIFE INSURANCE CO.District Court, N.D. Alabama · 2002
  5. Perez v. Sears Life InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2013

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