Legal Opinion
Emery Horvatin Mary Horvatin v. Allstate Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 10, 1988No. 86-5907PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
Emery and Mary Horvatin appeal the district court’s finding that the Accidental Death and Dismemberment policy they purchased from Allstate Insurance Company does not cover Emery’s injuries. We affirm.
FACTS
The Certificate of Insurance the Horva-tins received from Allstate provided benefits for loss of life, hands, feet, or the sight of an eye. The policy defined “loss” thus:
“Loss” as used with reference to a hand or a foot means severance at or above the wrist or ankle joint. Used with reference to the eye, means total and irrecoverable loss of the entire sight of an…
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- Andrew L. Cunninghame v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1981
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- James B. Francis, Jr. v. Ina Life Insurance Company of New York, a Cigna Company, A/K/A LiconyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- The Squaxin Island Tribe v. The State of WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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