Legal Opinion
Whitfield v. Ætna Life Ins.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Missouri
Decided November 2, 1903No. 2,698PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Action on Accident Insurance Policy to Recover for Death of the Insured.
1Opinion of the Court
PHILIPS, District Judge.
The question to be decided is whether, upon the agreed statement of facts, the plaintiff is entitled to recover the sum of $5,000, the principal sum designated at the head of the insurance policy, or the sum of $500, specified in the contract as the sum recoverable where the death of the assured resulted from injuries voluntarily inflicted upon himself by a pistol shot. The decision turns upon the proper construction of section 7896 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri of 1899, which declares that:
“In all suits upon policies of insurance on life hereafter issued by any…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway Co. v. VoigtSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Shaw v. Railroad Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1880
- Hadden v. CollectorSupreme Court of the United States · 1867
- Logan v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- John Denn, Lessee of Charles C. Scott, and Others v. Thomas Reid, Jun., and OthersSupreme Court of the United States · 1836
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Continental Casualty Co. v. AgeeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1924
- Fields v. Pyramid Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1943
- Citizens Bank & Trust Co. v. Pocatello Milling & Elevator Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1925
- Angola Transfer Co. v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1926
- Fields v. Pyramid Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1943