Legal Opinion
New York Life Ins. v. Taylor
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 9, 1946No. 9205PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Per curiam
This case was first decided by us in 1944 and again on rehearing as to one point in January, 1945.1 On our remand to the United States District Court there was a second trial and, as on the first, a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff.
The action was brought under the double indemnity clause of an insurance policy, after the face amount had been paid. The Company defended on the ground that the death was not accidental.
On this appeal the case is submitted on two points—
“I. The Court below erred in excluding the proofs of death, offered in their entirety by defendant.
“II. The Court erred in…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Thompson v. Maxwell Land Grant & Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1897
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Illinois v. Illinois Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Chaffin v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Walker v. GishSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
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3Cited by8 opinions
- England v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Gordon v. Robinson (Gordon, Third-Party Defendant)Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1954
- Missouri-K.-T. R. Co. Of Texas v. RidgwayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1951
- Washington Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Inc. v. Eula A. TawneyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1956
- Baltimore & O. R. Co. v. O'NeillCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1954
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