Southern Insurance v. Anderson
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM HAMILTON. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Hamilton County to the Court of Civil Appeals, and by writ of certiorari to the Court of Civil Appeals from the Supreme Court. —Nathan L. Bachman, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Green
This suit was brought by Mary Anderson, widow of Ernest Anderson, to recover from the Southern Insurance Company the sum of $500, in which amount the said company had insured the life of deceased against death resulting from bodily injuries, exclusive of any other cause. There was a judgment in favor of plaintiff below for $500, with interest, which judgment was affirmed by the court of civil appeals, and the case brought before us by certiorari.
The deceased was a foreman in charge of a gang of men engaged in the construction of a lock and dam *484in the Tennessee river at Guild, Tenn. He put on…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Union Mutual Accident Ass'n v. FrohardIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
- Dunn v. StateTennessee Supreme Court · 1912
- Hankins v. . N.Y., L.E. W.R.R. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1894
- North American Life & Accident Insurance v. BurroughsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1871
- Holiday v. American Mutual Accident Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1897
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- Great Eastern Casualty Co. v. ParsonsTennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- Cosmopolitan Life Insurance v. WoodwardCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1928
- Independent Life Ins. Co. v. KnightCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1926
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