Legal Opinion
New York Life Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Blanche Dick
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 7, 1958No. 15760PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment for the plaintiff (appellee) in an action against the New York Life Insurance Company for double indemnity benefits under policies of life insurance. Jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship and amount in controversy.
William Dick, a North Dakota farmer, forty-seven years of age, while alone with a double-barrel shotgun in the silage shed of his farm on the morning of January 20, 1955, was twice shot by the gun. The first shot severely wounded him on the left side of his chest. The second shot was in the head and killed him…
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- Cities Service Oil Co. v. DunlapSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Dick v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Reserve Mining Company v. Mesabi Iron CompanyDistrict Court, D. Minnesota · 1959
- The National Life and Accident Insurance Company v. Theresa H. GrahamCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
- Collins v. Southern Central Co.District Court, W.D. Arkansas · 1967
- Dick v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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