Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Smith
Indiana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtEmmert, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment on a verdict for appellee for $10,000 for breach of an insurance policy issued on the life of Robert J. Smith who named appellee, his father, as beneficiary. Prudential executed the policy on September 9, 1946, in the face amount of $5,000, with the further provision that in the event of the death of the insured by accidental means, Prudential would pay an additional $5,000. On November 3, 1946, the insured was killed as a result of an automobile and bus collision on a public highway of this state.
For the purpose of deciding the controlling issue here, it is…
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2Cases cited23 opinions
- Enelow v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- American Life Insurance v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. RitcheyIndiana Supreme Court · 1918
- American Central Life Insurance v. RosensteinIndiana Court of Appeals · 1910
- United States Health & Accident Insurance v. ClarkIndiana Court of Appeals · 1908
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