Legal Opinion
Harrison v. New York Life Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 29, 1935No. Nos. 6706-6709PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONS, Circuit Judge.
The four cases were consolidated for trial below, and for argument on appeal. The appellants are the executors of the estate of Wilbur Vernon Harrison, deceased, and residents of Ohio. The appellees are insurance companies incorporated under laws of states other than Ohio. The deceased was insured by policies in appellee companies, the contract with the Travelers’ being a straight accident policy and the others life policies with a double indemnity clause for accidental death.
The deceased was instantly killed on May 14, 1930, by a fall from the window of a room on the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Travellers' Insurance v. McConkeySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- United States v. SpauldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- Manufacturers' Accident Indemnity Co. v. DorganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1893
- National Masonic Acc. Ass'n of Des Moines v. ShryockCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1896
- Travelers' Ins. v. MelickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1894
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