New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. Shields
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Middle District of Tennessee.
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARDS, Circuit Judge.
This was a suit upon a policy of accident insurance issued-by the New Amsterdam Casualty Company to Oliver H. Shields for the sum of $5,000, his wife, Julia M. Shields, being the beneficiary. The policy provided that in case of loss of life by accident the company would pay Julia M. Shields $5,000, and also for any surgical operation for appendicitis $100. While the policy was in force, on Thursday, September 7, 1905', Mr. Shields was driving in a buggy, when a front wheel ran off and he was thrown against *55the dashboard, striking his abdomen. That night he complained…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- United States Mutual Accident Ass'n v. BarrySupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Manufacturers' Accident Indemnity Co. v. DorganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1893
- Freeman v. Mercantile Mutual Accident Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Continental Fire Insurance v. WhitakerTennessee Supreme Court · 1903
- Delaney v. Modern Accident ClubSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
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