McClure v. Great Western Accident Ass'n
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lucas District Court.— Hon. M. A. Roberts, Judge.' Action at law to recover upon an accident insurance policy. The trial was to a jury, and resulted in a verdict and judgment for plaintiff. The defendant appeals.—
1Opinion of the Court
Bi’shor, J.-—
The defendant, as its name implies, is a corporation doing an accident insurance business. The plaintiff, a real estate broker and a policy holder in said association, met with an accident in June, 1904, resulting in a total permanent disability. He made claim for the sum of $1,250, the full sum provided in the policy to be paid in case of total disability; and, payment being refused, he brought this action to recover.
Several defenses are pleaded, but the one upon which reliance is principally placed is based on a provision of the policy, in substance, that the injuries insured…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Meadows v. Pacific Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1895
- Burkhard v. Travellers' Insurance Co. of HartfordSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1883
- Follis v. United States Mutual Accident Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1895
- Payne v. Fraternal Accident Ass'n of AmericaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1903
- DeLoy v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1895
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Correll v. National Accident SocietySupreme Court of Iowa · 1908
- McClure v. Great Western Accident Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1908