Jones v. Continental Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Lee District Court. — W. S. Hamilton, Judge. Action at law to recover upon an accident insurance policy. Trial to a jury. At the close of plaintiff’s evidence,' the trial court sustained defendant’s motion for a directed verdict in its favor. Plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtPreston, J.
Plaintiff’s foot was accidentally crushed under a car wheel. He had an accident policy in defendant company. Amputation .was necessary, and the severance was at the point indicated by the line in the cut here shown.
By the policy, defendant promised to pay plaintiff “in*680demnity for loss of life, limb, sight, or time, resulting from a personal bodily injury, all in the manner and to the extent hereinafter provided. * . * * For loss of either foot, the principal sum of $1,000.” A later provision in the policy reads:
“ ‘Loss,’ above used, with reference to hand or foot, means complete severance at…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Imperial Fire Insurance v. Coos CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Southern Home Insurance v. PutnalSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
- Young v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1888
- Delaware Ins. v. GreerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1903
- Meyer v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1895
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