Legal Opinion
New York Life Ins. Co. v. Anderson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1933No. 9590PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEWEY, District Judge.
The suit was brought to recover on a life insurance poliey and the provisions therein for the payment of double indemnity where death results solely through accidental means; the defense, suicide.
The poliey was issued to Arthur E. Anderson on April 6, 1931, and provided for payment to his wife, Stella Anderson, as beneficiary, in the sum of $2,009, and for double indemnity, or $4,000, in ease death resulted from accident. The defendant relies upon a provision of the poliey providing that “in the event of self-destruction during the first two insurance years, * * * the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Travellers' Insurance v. McConkeySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
- In Re Estate of OlsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1929
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. HattenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1927
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. BradshawCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1924
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. WeaverCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1925
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- Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co. v. ClemmerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1935
- Travelers Ins. Co. v. WilkesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1935
- Callahan v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
- Krug v. Mutual Ben. Health & Accident Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1941
- Biro v. Prudential Ins. Co. of AmericaNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1970
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