Legal Opinion
International Underwriters, Inc. v. Home Insurance
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 23, 1980No. Civ. A. 80-0489-A, 80-0490-APublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
OREN R. LEWIS, Senior District Judge.
These consolidated suits were brought by the above-named beneficiaries to collect the accidental death benefits under two insurance policies issued by The Home Insurance Company.
The insured died while performing an autoerotic act.
The defendant denied liability and moved for summary judgment, relying on Runge v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co., 537 F.2d 1157 (4th Cir. 1976).
Perceiving a conflict in the evidence as to the cause of death, the Court allowed the parties time to complete' their discovery, and set the matter for hearing on…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Smith v. Combined Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1961
- Newsoms v. Commercial Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1927
- Sandra Trusty Runge v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Wooden v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- White v. Blue Cross of VirginiaSupreme Court of Virginia · 1975
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Diane Lee Sigler v. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- International Underwriters, Inc. v. The Home Insurance Company, Susanne L. Montgomery, Administratrix of the Estate of H. Eugene Montgomery v. The Home Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Sims v. Monumental General Life InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1991
- International Underwriters, Inc. v. Home InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981