Legal Opinion

Van Bokkelen v. Travelers' Insurance

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 11, 1898PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Submission of a controversy on agreed facts in an action by 'Caroline B. Van Bokkelen against the Travelers’ Insurance Company of Hartford. Judgment for defendant.

1Opinion of the CourtIngraham, J.

This is a submission of a controversy on an agreed statement of facts, and the question presented is as to the liability of the defendant under a policy of insurance by which the defendant agreed to insure one Spencer D. C. Van Bokkelen against injuries resulting “through external, violent, and accidental means,” *308and which provided that, if “death results from such injuries alone, within ninety days, will pay ten thousand dollars to Caroline B. Van Bokkelen, his daughter”; with the further provision that, “if such injuries are sustained while riding as a passenger in any passenger conveyance…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Schoonmaker v. . HoytNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
  2. Ætna Life Ins. v. VandecarCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898
  3. In Re the Probate of the Last Will & Testament of LaudyNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
  4. Northrup v. . the Railway Passenger As. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
  5. London Assurance Corp. v. ThompsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Sant v. Continental Life InsuranceIdaho Supreme Court · 1930
  2. Wilmarth v. Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co.California Supreme Court · 1914
  3. Depue v. Travelers' Ins.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Pennsylvania · 1909
  4. New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. RustTennessee Supreme Court · 1932
  5. Perry v. North American Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1927

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