Legal Opinion
Reinking v. Philadelphia American Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1990PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK A. KAUFMAN, Senior District Judge:
The defendant Philadelphia American Life Insurance Company (PALICO) appeals a district court judgment ordering it to pay medical benefits and attorney’s fees for injuries which Carol Reinking incurred when she attempted to commit suicide. Because the district court properly applied the law and was not clearly erroneous in finding that Mrs. Reinking lacked the mental capacity to injure herself intentionally, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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Carol Reinking suffered a miscarriage in April 1986. Children had been at the center of her life, and…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Curtis Reinking Carol Reinking v. Philadelphia American Life Insurance Company, and Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Ich Corporation, Curtis Reinking Carol Reinking v. Philadelphia American Life Insurance Company, and Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company Ich Corporation, Curtis Reinking Carol Reinking v. Philadelphia American Life Insurance Company, and Tennessee Gas Pipeline CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990