Hall v. American Masonic Accident Ass'n
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Waupaca County. The action is upon an accident and life insurance policy, issued August 16, 1890, by the defendant, the American Masonic Accident Association, to Orin Hall, in which his wife, the plaintiff herein, is named as the beneficiary, to recover a death indemnity of $5,000. The risks taken by the company are classified with reference to employment and perhaps other conditions.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court for Waupaca County. The action is upon an accident and life insurance policy, issued August 16, 1890, by the defendant, the American Masonic Accident Association, to Orin Hall, in which his wife, the plaintiff herein, is named as the beneficiary, to recover a death indemnity of $5,000. The risks taken by the company are classified with reference to employment and perhaps other conditions. Class E embraces a “grocer, proprietor or clerk, delivering goods,” and the death in- , demnity therein is limited to $2,000. The maximum death indemnity in class A is $5,000,…
1Opinion of the CourtLyon, C. J.
Ho exception was taken to the charge given by the court to the jury, nor to the refusal of the court to give certain instructions proposed on behalf of the defendant association. Hence, for the purposes of the case, it must' be assumed that the court stated the law correctly to the jury. The grounds alleged for a reversal of the judgment will be stated and disposed of in their order.
1. It is maintained that there is no sufficient evidence to support the finding that the injuries received by Orin Hall on April 29, 1892, were the sole cause of his death, but that on the contrary the proof is…
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