Legal Opinion
Burr v. Commercial Travelers Mutual Accident Ass'n of America
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 18, 1946PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConway, J.
This is an action upon a policy which insured the decedent, Raymond L. Burr, “ against loss by accidental means, of life, limb, sight and time ”. It insured against losses which were the direct and proximate result of, and which were caused solely and exclusively by, external, violent and accidental means. The decedent became a member of the association on September 9, 1931, and the insurance contract continued until his death on March 6, 1943. On that day, and for some five years prior thereto, the decedent was employed in the United States Bureau of Internal Revenue at Syracuse, N. Y. His…
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