Moore v. Ætna Life Insurance
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: Thomas J. Cleeton, Judge. This is an action by George C. Moore against the Aetna Life Insurance Company. From a judgment in favor of plaintiff, defendant appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McBride
This is an action to recover upon an accident insurance policy. That portion thereof which is material to this case stipulates that the plaintiff shall be entitled to recover $1,000 if he should suffer accidental injuries resulting in the “loss of a hand by removal at or above the wrist.” The plaintiff was accidentally shot in the hand, necessitating the removal of all the bones of the hand at the wrist except the metacarpal bone of the thumb. From the medical testimony, which is meager, and photographs taken about the time of the trial, it appears that the amputation began at the inner side…
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