Legal Opinion

Jones v. United States Mutual Accident Ass'n

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 15, 1894PublishedCited by 82 opinions

Appeal from Pottawattamie District Court. — Hon. H. E. Deemer, Judge. Action on an accident insurance policy. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.—

1Opinion of the CourtKinne, J.

1 I. April 8, 1891, the defendant company issued its policy of insurance upon the life of one W. M. Jones, in the sum of five thousand dollars, against “personal bodily injuries, effected during the continuance of membership and this insurance, through external, violent, and accidental means.” Among the conditions of said policy were the following: “The insurance under this contract shall not extend to or cover * * * accidental injuries or death resulting from or caused, directly or indirectly, wholly or in part, by * * * fighting; * * * or voluntary exposure to unnecessary danger; nor extend *654…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Travellers' Insurance v. McConkeySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  2. Mallory v. . the Travelers' Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
  3. Piedmont, Etc. Life-Ins. Co. v. Ewing, Etc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
  4. Hutchcraft's Ex'r v. Travelers' InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1888
  5. Freeman v. Travelers' InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887

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3Cited by82 opinions

  1. Griffith v. Cole Bros.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1917
  2. Wilkinson v. Ætna Life InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
  3. Provident Life & Accident Ins. v. PrietoTennessee Supreme Court · 1935
  4. Rish v. Iowa Portland Cement Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1919
  5. Stephenson v. Bankers Life Ass'n of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899

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