Legal Opinion

Tillotson v. Travelers Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided July 3, 1924PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

I. Suit on an accident policy for the death of plaintiff's husband for the sum of $10,000, the amount of the policy. There was judgment for the amount sued for, from which defendant appeals. The policy was issued April 21, 1919. The plaintiff was the wife of William L. Tillotson, the assured, and the beneficiary in the policy. The policy provided that the amount thereof should be paid to the beneficiary upon the death of the assured during the life of the policy, which was for one year from its date, in the event the assured should die "from bodily injuries affected directly and independently…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Brunswick v. Standard Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1919
  2. State ex rel. Detroit Fire & Marine Insurance v. EllisonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1916
  3. Phillips v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1921
  4. Laessig v. Travelers' Protective Ass'n of AmericaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1902

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Edwards v. Business Men's Assurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1942
  2. Basman v. FrankSupreme Court of Missouri · 1952
  3. O'Brien v. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. Of United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1954
  4. Englehart v. General Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Washington · 1974
  5. Cappo v. Allstate Life Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1991

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