Legal Opinion
New York Life Ins. Co. v. Hiatt
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 16, 1944No. 10503PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEALY, Circuit Judge.
Appellee, the beneficiary of a policy of insurance on the life of her husband, sued the insurer (appellant) upon a claim of the right to recover double indemnity for fatal accident. The face amount of the policy was $3,000, which sum, with accrued interest and accumulated dividends, the insurer tendered prior to suit. The court found (and the correctness of' the finding is conceded) that the insured “died as a result of a fatal accident through purely accidental means, and as a result of the inhalation of carbon monoxide gas.” Being of opinion that the insurer was…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Glickman v. New York Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
- Blackburn v. Home Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1941
- Hessler v. Federal Casualty Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1921
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. MasseyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1930
- Trousdell v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Pepsi Cola Bottling Co. of Anchorage v. New Hampshire Insurance Co.Alaska Supreme Court · 1965
- General Casualty Company of America, a Corporation v. Azteca Films, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1960
- Burdines, Inc. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Provident Life & Acc. Ins. v. AndersonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1948
- Dolores Ayres v. The Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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