Legal Opinion

Audrey Ann Allison AKA Mrs. Willard Allison v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Audrey Ann Allison, A/K/A Mrs. Willard Allison

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided May 21, 1992No. 91-3579PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

MANSMANN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal raises a discrete question under Pennsylvania law regarding the interpretation of an exculpatory clause in a limited travel accident insurance policy. We are asked to determine whether that clause relieved the insurer of liability for the insured’s death since her death was due, at least in part, to a pre-existing disease. Because we find that the district court erred in its interpretation of the insurance policy’s language, we will reverse the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the insurer, and we will remand for…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ram Construction Company, Inc., Debtor v. American States Insurance Company. American States Insurance Company v. Ram Construction Company, Inc. And Equibank. Appeal of American States Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  2. Beley v. Pennsylvania Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1953
  3. Johnson v. Kentucky Central Life & Accident InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  4. Rodia v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1946
  5. Weiner v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1976

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Ray v. Federal InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2007

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