Legal Opinion
Heimer v. Companion Life Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 2, 2018No. 16-2274PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCole, C.J., joined by Stranch, J.,
(pp. 176-77), delivered a separate opinion dissenting from Part II.A of the majority opinion and concurring in the judgment.
OPINION
COLE, Chief Judge.
This matter is about whether a contract should mean what it says. After Beau Darrell Heimer was injured in a motorbike accident, he filed an insurance claim with Companion Life for the bill. Companion Life denied the claim, citing a plan exclusion that disclaimed coverage for injuries resulting from the “illegal use of alcohol.” But the district court read “illegal use of alcohol” to disclaim coverage only for the illegal consumption of alcohol,…
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- John Gallo v. Moen IncorporatedCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2016
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