Legal Opinion
Morgan v. Aetna Life Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 25, 1946No. 9027PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPARKS, Circuit Judge.
In a suit upon an accident insurance policy the insurance company appeals from a $4,260.68 judgment1 in insured’s favor. The judgment is predicated upon a finding by the trial court of permanent and total disability of insured, resulting from an accident.
The insurance company had issued the policy May 9, 1935, to James Morgan, “by occupation an Office Clerk — Office Duties Only.” The policy provided for weekly payments of $20 for permanent and total disability arising from accident, in these terms:
“Or, if such injuries, directly and independently of all other causes,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- New York Life Insurance v. ViglasSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. SouthSupreme Court of Georgia · 1934
- American Liability Co. v. BowmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1917
- Great Northern Casualty Co. v. McColloughIndiana Court of Appeals · 1930
- Commercial Travelers Mutual Accident Ass'n v. SpringsteenIndiana Court of Appeals · 1900
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Ross v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeIndiana Court of Appeals · 1971
- Solberg v. Aetna Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1964
- Klein v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2008
- Payne v. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANYDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1974
- Sokolsky v. Occidental InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
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