Legal Opinion
Bogart v. Standard Life & Accident Ins.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Eastern Washington
Decided March 3, 1911No. 1,477PublishedCited by 4 opinions
At Law. Action by Charles T. Bogart against the Standard Life & Accident Insurance Company. On demurrer to complaint.
1Opinion of the Court
RUDKIN, District Judge.
On the 26th day of September, 1907, the defendant insurance company issued to the plaintiff one of its general accident policies, whereby it insured the life of one Richard C. Bogart—
“against bodily injuries effected directly and independently of all other causes through external, violent, and accidental means (suicide, sane or insane, not included), while riding as a passenger and being in or on any railway passenger car propelled by mechanical power provided by a common carrier for passenger service. * * * ”
At the time, of the issuance of the policy Richard C. Bogart…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Imperial Fire Insurance v. Coos CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Jump v. North British & Mercantile InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1906
- Wood v. General Accident Ins. Co. of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1908
- Wood v. General Accident Ins. Co. of PhiladelphiaU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Pennsylvania · 1907
3Cited by4 opinions
- Poncino v. Sierra Nevada Life & Casualty Co.California Court of Appeal · 1930
- Rathbun v. Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corp.Illinois Supreme Court · 1921
- Boles v. Royal Union Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1934
- Continental Life Ins. Co. v. NewmanSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929