Legal Opinion

Williams v. Pilot Life Insurance Company

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided October 7, 1975No. 35PublishedCited by 132 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HUSKINS, Justice.

The determinative question is whether the insured died solely as a direct result of accidental bodily injury and independent of all other carnes. The trial judge made findings of fact and, upon those findings, answered the question affirmatively and entered judgment in favor of plaintiff. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Defendant contends the facts found are insufficient to support the judgment and, on appeal to this Court, contends that the trial court’s refusal to make findings of fact as to the specific came of the fall (slipping on the floor, a seizure, or both)…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Knutton v. CofieldSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1968
  2. Woodard v. MordecaiSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1951
  3. Penn v. Standard Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1912
  4. Blackwell v. ButtsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
  5. Hodges v. HodgesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1962

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3Cited by132 opinions

  1. Matter of MontgomerySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1984
  2. Fortune Insurance v. OwensSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2000
  3. Bernard v. Central Carolina Truck Sales, Inc.Court of Appeals of North Carolina · 1984
  4. Lea Co. v. North Carolina Board of TransportationSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  5. Seders v. Powell, Comr. of Motor VehiclesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1979

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