Legal Opinion
Ritchie v. Standard Surety & Casualty Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 11, 1939PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSchenck, J.
In November, 1934, the defendant issued to Annabella Ritchie, wife of the plaintiff-appellant, a policy of insurance insuring her against death or disability resulting from bodily injuries effected solely through external, violent and accidental means. The insured was killed in a train wreck at Castlecary, Scotland, while riding as a fare-paying passenger on a London and Northeastern Railway train. The policy is limited in that it covers death or disability resulting from injuries sustained while a passenger on a common carrier or by a so-called “ Act of God.” Under the insurance clause, the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Houlihan v. . Preferred Accident Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909
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