Legal Opinion
Travelers Ins. Co. v. Wilkes
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1935No. 7639PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIBLEY, Circuit Judge.
The policy insured Beverly Corbin Wilkes “against loss resulting from bodily injuries effected directly and independently of all other causes'through accidental means, (suicide, sane or insane, not covered), as specified in the following schedule. * * * For loss of life the principal sum” $10,000; his wife being named as beneficiary. The declaration was framed in two counts alleging insured’s death through accidental means, the first count averring it to have been due to a bullet from a pistol “accidentally discharged by the insured or by some person unknown to the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. BlumCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1921
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. SargentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
- Protective Life Ins. Co. v. SwinkSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- Baltimore & OR Co. v. ReevesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1926
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. GreggCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1929
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3Cited by36 opinions
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc., E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Company v. Berkley and Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- James Morrissey, Plaintiff-Appellant-Appellee v. National Maritime Union of America, Defendant-Appellant-Appellee, and Joseph CurranCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
- Zuckerman v. Underwriters at Lloyd'sCalifornia Supreme Court · 1954
- Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co. v. ClemmerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1935
- North American Graphite Corp. v. AllanCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
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