Neafie v. Manufacturers' Accident Indemnity Co.
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from Ontario county court. Action by Henry A. Heafie against the Manufacturers’ Accident Indemnity Company of the United States to recover on an accident policy, brought before a justice. Judgment was rendered for plaintiff, and appealed to the county court, where an affirmance was had, and defendant again appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMacomber, J.
This action is brought upon a policy of insurance against accidents, by which, in case of personal injuries to the plaintiff, the defendant should pay him the sum of $20 per week, provided such injuries produced total inability to attend to the employment, or occupation, or profession in which the insured was engaged. The main contention made in behalf of the defendant against payment of the $20 a week during the time when the plaintiff was disabled from labor is that he, at the time of receiving the injuries, was an ice-deliverer only, and in a different class from an ice-man, who was a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Knapp v. Preferred Mutual Accident Ass'nNew York Supreme Court · 1889
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- Miller v. Missouri State Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1913
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