Maryland Casualty Co. v. Spitz
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; J. Whitaker Thompson, Judge. Action by Irma Spitz against the Maryland Casualty Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
McPHERSON, Circuit Judge.
Irma Spitz, the widow of Samuel Spitz and the plaintiff in this action, recovered' on a policy in her favor, which insured her husband in the Maryland Casualty Company against injury and death, “effected directly and independently of all other causes through external, violent, and accidental means.” He died while the policy was in force, and one of the questions in the court below was whether his death was “effected * * *' through * * * accidental means.” Before stating the facts it may be well to consider briefly the quoted words.
[1, 2] They do not mean simply that…
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- United States Mutual Accident Ass'n v. BarrySupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Hutton v. States Accident InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1915
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. Stacey's Ex'rsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1906
- Preferred Accident Ins. v. PattersonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1914
3Cited by21 opinions
- INA Life Insurance Company v. BrundinAlaska Supreme Court · 1975
- Lincoln Nat. Life Ins. Co. v. EricksonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1930
- Evans v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1946
- Employers' Indemnity Corp. v. GrantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1921
- Parker v. Provident Life Accident Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1933
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