Flower v. Continental Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Pottawattamie - District Court.'- — Hon. O. D. Wheeler, Judge. Action on an insurance policy resulted in a judgment for amount for which defendant offered to confess judgment. From an order granting a new trial, it appeals.—
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, C. J.
i. Accident insurance: limitation of liationy¿fvíaw" — The insured was a locomotive fireman, and at the time of his death the policy issued by defendant was in force. It stipulated payment of one thousand dollars to his mother, the plaintiff, in event ' of his accidental death, unless this resulted (-0 from voluntary exposure to unnecessary danger or obvious risk of danger, or (2) where the accidental injury results from or is received while quarreling, fighting or violating the law, in which event but one hundred dollars would be paid. The defendant offered to confess judgment for one…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Scott v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1892
- Smith v. Aetna Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1901
- State v. EvansUtah Supreme Court · 1903
- Lovett v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1857
3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. BlairSupreme Court of Iowa · 1929
- Keen v. Continental Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1915
- State v. WesternSupreme Court of Iowa · 1930