Kangas v. Standard Accident Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action, in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $1,930 upon an accident insurance policy. The answer alleged that by the terms of the policy plaintiff was not entitled to recover indemnity as set forth in the complaint, and that defendant was ready and willing to pay plaintiff such indemnity as he was entitled to.
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Action, in the district court for St. Louis county to recover $1,930 upon an accident insurance policy. The answer alleged that by the terms of the policy plaintiff was not entitled to recover indemnity as set forth in the complaint, and that defendant was ready and willing to pay plaintiff such indemnity as he was entitled to. The ease was tried before Cant, J., who denied defendant’s motion to direct a verdict in favor of plaintiff for $50 and granted plaintiff’s motion to direct a verdict for $163.05. Defendant’s motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict was denied. Prom the judgment…
1Opinion of the CourtQuinn, J.
By this action the plaintiff seeks to recover, upon an insurance policy, a monthly indemnity of $40 from the date of his injury to November 7, 1916, the date of the commencement of this action. At the conclusion of the trial the district court directed a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for the amount asked. Defendant moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, which was denied. Judgment was entered and defendant appealed.
There is no controversy over the facts. May 25, 1916, defendant issued a policy insuring the plaintiff against loss resulting from injury sustained by external…
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