Legal Opinion
H. Paige Ziegler, Rlaintiff-Appellant v. The National Life and Accident Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1971No. 20460PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff in this diversity case, H. Paige Ziegler, brought suit for $45,000, the proceeds of an alleged $15,000 triple indemnity life insurance policy on the life of his son, Thomas P. Ziegler, who was killed in an automobile accident on November 23, 1968. The case was tried to a jury before Judge Earl R. Larson, United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, and at the close of all the evidence, Judge Larson granted defendant’s motion for a directed verdict. The trial court concluded that the only reasonable construction to which the evidence and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Country Club Oil Co. v. LeeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1953
- Sawyer v. Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
- St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co. v. BierwerthSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
- Pesina Ex Rel. Pesina v. JuarezSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1970
- Danielson v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Griffin v. Aetna Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. North Dakota · 1979