Legal Opinion
Jean N. Ammons v. The Franklin Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 28, 1965No. 21418_1PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIVES, Circuit Judge:
On April 8, 1963, The Franklin Life Insurance Company issued an insurance policy on the life of Charles Lester Am-mons, aged 35, in the face amount of $100,000. The policy provided for double indemnity in the event “that the death of the insured resulted directly and independently of all other causes, from bodily injuries effected solely through external, violent and accidental means.” The double indemnity provision does not exclude intentional homicide from its coverage. His wife, Jean N. Ammons was named as beneficiary.
Within two months, on May 29, 1963, the insured…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Simler v. ConnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Paul v. . Travelers' Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Palmer v. ChamberlinCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc. v. SmallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1953
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. SargentCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
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3Cited by38 opinions
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- International Association of MacHinists and Aerospace Workers, District 776, Cross v. Texas Steel Company, CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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