Kahn v. Royal Indemnity Co.
California Court of Appeal
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of the City and County of San Francisco. Daniel C. Deasy, Judge. Reversed-. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
BEASLY, J., pro tem.
Plaintiff brought this action as beneficiary under a policy of accident insurance issued by the defendant company to one Frank G. Kahn, her husband, to recover seven thousand five hundred dollars, the principal sum named therein.
The insured died suddenly after having partaken of a hearty meal. A post-mortem examination was held, and the coroner’s jury found that death was caused by acute dilation of the heart, following chronic myocarditis, an affliction of the muscles of the heart, and a disease of the liver. It was the claim of the defendant at thé trial that death was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Madsen v. Maryland Cas. Co. of BaltimoreCalifornia Supreme Court · 1914
- Solomon v. Federal InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1917
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- Hobson v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Assn.California Court of Appeal · 1950
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