Legal Opinion
Deese v. AMERICAN BANKERS LIFE ASSUR. OF FLA.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Decided October 7, 1974No. 19894PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Brailsford, Justice:
This is an action by the beneficiary of an accidental death policy on the life of her husband, who died of a heart attack on May 13, 1971, while undergoing a bronchostomy for the removal of two teeth from his lungs. Plaintiff called only one witness, a physician who attended the insured from his admission to the Anderson Hospital until his death some hours later. At the conclusion of this witness’ testimony, the court granted an involuntary nonsuit on the ground that the insured’s death was not a covered loss. Plaintiff has appealed on the ground that the testimony raised…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hill v. Woodmen of World Life InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1965
3Cited by5 opinions
- James J. Reid v. Life Insurance Company of North America, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1983
- Cheryl Ann Tobin v. Beneficial Standard Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- Southern Railway Co. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.District Court, D. South Carolina · 1977
- Tillman v. South State InsuranceCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1985
- Hubbs v. Government Employees InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1986