Legal Opinion

Kenneth Sutherland, Sr. v. Nn Investors Life Insurance Company, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided March 1, 1990No. 89-1965PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAILEY ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.

This is an action by plaintiff certificate-holder in defendant’s group policy providing “Catastrophic Hospital Expense Coverage” for certain hospital charges. The issues revolve around a provision in the paragraph headed,

EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS.

Claims will not be paid for any loss resulting directly or indirectly from: ... • any loss sustained or contracted while an Insured Person is- intoxicated, under the influence of intoxicants or under the influence of any narcotic unless administered on the advice of a physician.

Plaintiff’s minor daughter (also a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Cody v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
  2. Bauman v. Royal Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1961

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Ryan v. KnollerSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1997
  2. Charles S. Faber v. Francine A. McVaySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 2017
  3. Holloway v. J.C. Penney Life InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1998

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