Berry v. United Commercial Travelers of America
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from' Woodbury District Court. — 'ITon. George Jepson, Judge. A demurrer to plaintiff’s petition was sustained, and, plaintiff having elected to stand on the ruling, the petition was dismissed. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
1. INSURANCE] ] accident insurapee: exemphemia1- ’¡fonstraction. The error complained of is that of sustaining a demurrer to the petition. The latter alleged that plaintiff’s assignor, one W. L. Hopkins, a traveling salesman, being a member of the defendant association in good standing, with all dues and assessments paid, 07 r 7 on 1» 1911, while walking along a street 0f gi011x City, “stepped on a piece of ice covered with snow, and, as a result thereof, slipped and fell heavily to the pavement, striking with full force on his back and hips, and as a result of said fall, the said W. L.…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Western Commercial Travelers' Ass'n v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898
- Thornton v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Omberg v. United States Mutual Accident Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1897
- Atlanta Accident Ass'n v. AlexanderSupreme Court of Georgia · 1898
- Travelers' Insurance v. MurraySupreme Court of Colorado · 1891
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- Druhl v. Equitable Life Assurance SocietyNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1928
- Ballam v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
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