Ludwig v. Preferred Accident Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $5,000 upon an accident insurance policy. The defenses set up in the answer are stated in the opinion.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to recover $5,000 upon an accident insurance policy. The defenses set up in the answer are stated in the opinion. The reply alleged that after the accident plaintiff, as soon as reasonably possible, gave to defendant notice thereof, and defendant waived all objection to such notice and waived the requirement of any other or different notice; that no loss had resulted to defendant by reason of the alleged failure to comply strictly with the requirements of the policy regarding such notice; that all terms of the policy providing, that a failure…
1Opinion of the Court
[Jaggard, J.] 1
' An action was brought to recover the measure of indemnity, fixed in case of death at $5,000, 'on a policy of accident insurance in which plaintiff and respondent was designated as beneficiary, issued by defendant and appellant to plaintiff’s husband. Defendant insured “against disability or death as herein defined, resulting directly, independently, and exclusively of any .and all other causes from bodily injury effected solely through external, violent, and accidental means.” One defense was that the death of the insured was not caused by accidental means, within the meaning…
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