Legal Opinion
Pittsburgh National Bank v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 4, 1981No. 80-1-98PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NIX, Justice.
On October 12, 1972, at some time after 4:30 a. m., Carmen A. DeChesaro died of strangulation by a seat/shoulder belt after the auto he had been driving went off Nobles-town Road, North Fayette Township, in Allegheny County. Dr. DeChesaro’s life insurance carrier, the Mutual Life Insurance of New York (MONY), refused to pay the face amounts of two policies and accidental death benefits on one policy of life insurance issued upon the life of Dr. DeChesa-ro, claiming that his death occurred as a result of suicide. As a result, three actions in assumpsit were…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Perry v. BaileySupreme Court of Kansas · 1874
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- Commonwealth v. ZlatovichSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
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3Cited by37 opinions
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