Legal Opinion
Wright v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 11, 1927No. 4839PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
Appellee became liable on a life insurance policy which provided for the payment of a monthly income of $30 upon proof of death of the insured, and double indemnity, or a monthly income of $60, upon proof that sueh death occurred by accidental tíieans. The income so payable was to continue 20 years at all events, and thereafter during the lifetime of the original beneficiary.
Appellant, a citizen of Alabama, brought a common-law action in a state court to recover $420 upon 7 monthly installments then due, on the theory that the death of the insured was accidental.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Elgin v. MarshallSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Gibson v. ShufeldtSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- New England Mortgage Security Co. v. GaySupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Opelika City v. DanielSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. FlowersSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. SwiftCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1930
- MUTUAL BEN. HEALTH & ACCIDENT ASS'N v. FortenberryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
- Button v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New YorkDistrict Court, W.D. Kentucky · 1943
- Berlin v. Travelers Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn.District Court, D. Maryland · 1937
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