Sheafor v. Standard Accident Insurance
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Rock county: George Grimm, Circuit Judge. This action was brought upon an accident insurance policy issued by the defendant to recover damages arising out of an injury alleged to have been caused by the loss of an eye for which indemnity was claimed by plaintiff under the policy. The case was here before on demurrer to the complaint.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Rock county: George Grimm, Circuit Judge. This action was brought upon an accident insurance policy issued by the defendant to recover damages arising out of an injury alleged to have been caused by the loss of an eye for which indemnity was claimed by plaintiff under the policy. The case was here before on demurrer to the complaint. The demurrer was overruled. 166 Wis. 498, 166 N.’ W. 4. The defendant answered and the case was. tried to the court and a jury. At the close of the evidence both parties. without reservation, moved for a directed…
1Opinion of the CourtKerwin, J.
The injury complained of in this case is the loss of an eye, alleged to have been caused by an accident which occurred on May 13, 1915. The facts, so far as material, are sufficiently covered by the findings set out in the statement of the case.
The policy provides, among other things, 'that written *311notice of injury must be given within'twenty days after the date of the accident, and further provides:
“Such notice given by or in behalf of the insured or beneficiary, as the case may be, to the company at Detroit, Michigan, or to any authorized agent of the company, with particulars sufficient to…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Sheafor v. Standard Accident Insurance Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1918
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