Leland v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of America
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract, by the widow of Fred Adams Lelánd, late of Springfield, upon an accident insurance certificate issued by the defendant, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Ohio, to. the plaintiff’s husband, in which the plaintiff was named as beneficiary, to recover for the death of the insured on January 17, 1916, alleged to have resulted from bodily injuries received on that day, “through external, violent and accidental means, which said injuries alone and…
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Contract, by the widow of Fred Adams Lelánd, late of Springfield, upon an accident insurance certificate issued by the defendant, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Ohio, to. the plaintiff’s husband, in which the plaintiff was named as beneficiary, to recover for the death of the insured on January 17, 1916, alleged to have resulted from bodily injuries received on that day, “through external, violent and accidental means, which said injuries alone and independent'of all other causes” occasioned his death. Writ dated June 13, 1916. In the Superior Court the case was tried…
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
During the trial of this case the presiding judge suggested that he would order "a verdict for the defendant and that the case be reported upon a stipulation as to its final disposition in accordance with the ultimate decision as to the questions of law. At the conclusion of the evidence a verdict was ordered for the defendant and the parties agreed that the case should be reported to this court upon terms stated. No exceptions were saved on this point. Thereafter the plaintiff presented a motion for extending the time for “filing her exceptions,” which was allowed by the judge, without close…
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