Legal Opinion
Kaufman v. National Casualty Co.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided April 6, 1961PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSpiegel, J.
This action of contract is brought to recover upon an accident and sickness insurance policy issued by the defendant on April 2, 1952, and upon an amendment rider issued on April 2,1958, and made a part of the policy.
Part V 1 of the policy provided for monthly sickness indemnity for total disability commencing with the eighth day of such disability for a period not to exceed twelve months as a result of any one sickness. The amendment rider extended the coverage for an additional twelve months.
The plaintiff claimed permanent disability as a result of a heart attack suffered on April 1, 1958.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Rezendes v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1934
- Schiller v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1936
- Fondi v. Boston Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1916
- Rappe v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1948
- Lennon v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1959
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Boston Mutual Insurance v. New York Islanders Hockey Club, L.P.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America v. George RobitailleCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Town of Norwell v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1971
- Ward v. JamesMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1999
- Baybank Harvard Trust Co. v. CostelloMassachusetts District Court, Appellate Division · 1985
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