Johnson v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to St. Clair; Law, J. Assumpsit by Catherine Johnson against the Fidelity & Casualty Company of New York upon a policy of accident insurance. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMoore, J.
Suit was brought February 3, 1913, on a policy of insurance, which provides for the payment of $3,000 in case the assured comes to his death as the result of an accident. The policy was issued September 15, 1911, and the assured died November 21, 1911. The plaintiff is the mother and beneficiary named in the policy. It is the claim of the plaintiff that the proximate cause of the death was ptomaine poisoning, and that this is an accidental death within the meaning of the policy. The defenses urged will appear later. The case was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict for the plaintiff.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Paul v. . Travelers' Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Freeman v. Mercantile Mutual Accident Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
- Fraser v. JennisonMichigan Supreme Court · 1879
- Logan v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1898
- Briesenmeister v. Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias of the WorldMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Horton v. Travelers InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1920
- Burns v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.Ohio Supreme Court · 1938
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