Legal Opinion
Bacon v. . U.S.M.A. Assn.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 14, 1890PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] I think the deceased died from disease within the meaning of the language used in the policy sued upon in this action, and not from an accident causing the disease. The disease itself was not caused by an accident within the meaning of the policy.
The case of Paul v. Travelers' Ins. Co. (112 N.Y. 472) has been cited by counsel for the respondent as decisive of his case. Upon the question decided the case is conclusive, and we have no disposition to alter our…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Paul v. . Travelers' Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
3Cited by26 opinions
- Western Commercial Travelers' Ass'n v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898
- Thornton v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1902
- Iwanicki v. State Industrial Accident CommissionOregon Supreme Court · 1922
- Cady v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New YorkWisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
- Klein v. Len H. Darling Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1922
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