Legal Opinion
Travelers Preferred Accident Ass'n v. Stone
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided May 11, 1893PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Memorandum.—Assumpsit. In the Circuit Court of Cook County; the Hon. Theodore Brentano, Judge, presiding. Declaration on an insurance policy; pleas, general issue and special pleas under conditions of the policy; trial by jury; verdict and judgment for the plaintiff; defendant appeals. Heard in this court at the March term, 1893, and affirmed.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court,
Gary, P. J.
The appellee was insured by the appellant, and lost his left hand;' a car ran over it.
The policy was for, inter alia, twenty-five hundred dollars for the loss of a hand “ through violent, external and accidental means, not the result of his unnecessary exposure to dangers, except to save human life.”
The policy contained also this sentence :
“ Provided always, that no benefits shall be payable under this certificate, where the death or disability was caused by the member’s violation of the rules of any railway, or corporation or firm, or the violation or…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Hill v. EndersIllinois Supreme Court · 1857
3Cited by2 opinions
- Christensen v. National Travelers Benefit Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1923
- Second National Bank of Beloit v. WoodruffAppellate Court of Illinois · 1904