Legal Opinion
Borneman v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided December 3, 1942PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFinch, J.
This is an action for double indemnity benefits claimed to be owing under the terms of a life insurance policy, whereby the life of one Robert C. Borneman was insured in favor of plaintiff, his wife, with the provision that double indemnity should be paid if the insured’s death should result directly from injuries sustained by accidental means.
On the evening of July 21, 1939, the insured and a companion were in a tavern in the city of Buffalo. While there, the insured became engaged in an argument with one Brown. Subsequently the insured and his companion left the tavern and stood talking on…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lewis v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1918
- Rider v. Preferred Accident InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918
- Rider v. . the Preferred Accident Ins. Co. of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1920
3Cited by7 opinions
- Preferred Accident Ins. v. ClarkCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1944
- Nallan v. Union Labor Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- Bracey v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1967
- Home Beneficial Life Insurance v. PartainCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1954
- Stawski v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1957
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