Legal Opinion
Messina v. Mutual Benefit Health and Accident Ass'n
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 24, 1964No. Civ. A. 3776-60PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
YOUNGDAHL, District Judge.
This is a suit by the beneficiary of a life insurance policy against the defendant insurance company for the proceeds of a $50,000 policy purchased by plaintiff’s husband while en route from Korea to his home in Maryland. The issue is whether the flight which crashed, killing plaintiff’s husband, was within the risks covered by the policy.
Salvatore Messina, a civilian employee of the Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, was employed as a construction representative in Seoul, Korea, in January, 1960. Due to a reduction in force, Mr. Messina was ordered back to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Auten v. AutenNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Steven v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.California Supreme Court · 1962
- Lachs v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1954
- George Eric Rosden v. A. LeutholdCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1960
- Thompson v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1971
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3Cited by15 opinions
- 1901 Wyoming Avenue Cooperative Ass'n v. LeeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
- District of Columbia v. Pierce Associates, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1987
- Johns Hopkins University v. HuttonDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1968
- United States v. Clyde R. GoadCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- Giant Food, Inc. v. JACK I. BENDER, ETC.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
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