Aetna Life Insurance v. Little
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Fort Smith District; John Brissolara, Judge; 1. The facts proved do not show that the death of Judge Little was caused by the means provided for or covered by the policy, and the court erred in directing a verdict, as a case for a jury was made by the testimony. 92 Ark. 378; 76 Id. 520; 105 Id. 213; 112 Id. 507; 102 Id. 460; 71 Id. 445; 119 Id. 589; 210 S. W. 350; 120 Ark. 43; 98 Id. 370. 2. Under all the facts of this case, a jury had a…
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Appeal from Sebastian Circuit Court, Fort Smith District; John Brissolara, Judge; 1. The facts proved do not show that the death of Judge Little was caused by the means provided for or covered by the policy, and the court erred in directing a verdict, as a case for a jury was made by the testimony. 92 Ark. 378; 76 Id. 520; 105 Id. 213; 112 Id. 507; 102 Id. 460; 71 Id. 445; 119 Id. 589; 210 S. W. 350; 120 Ark. 43; 98 Id. 370. 2. Under all the facts of this case, a jury had a right to find that deceased was violating the law of the State in attempting to make an entry into his house, and the…
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
This is a suit brought by the appellee, the widow of Judge Paul Little, to recover on an accident policy insuring the deceased “against loss from bodily injuries effected solely through external, violent and accidental means, suicide (sane or insane) not included.” Judge Little was shot and killed, and it is the insistence of the appellant that the killing resulted from conduct on the part of Judge Little which, if not wrongful in fact, appeared to be unlawful to the party who killed him, and that the death was not, therefore, due to accidental means.
The facts in connection with the killing,…
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- Metropolitan Casualty Insurance v. ChambersSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1918
- Aetna Life Insurance v. TaylorSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1917
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