McFarland v. Railway Officials & Employees Accident Ass'n
Wyoming Supreme Court
On reserved questions from the District Court for Laramie County. Hon. Eichaed H. Scott, Judge. This was an action brought by Mary E. McFarland upon a policy of insurance upon the life of her husband. The facts are stated in the opinion. The language of the policy should be construed most strongly against the insurer. (Kratzenstein v. Ins. Co., 116 FT. Y., 59; Allen v. Ins. Co., 85 FT. Y., 473; Herman v. Ins. Co., 81 id., 184; Dilleber v. Ins. Co., 69 id., 256; Hoffman y.
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On reserved questions from the District Court for Laramie County. Hon. Eichaed H. Scott, Judge. This was an action brought by Mary E. McFarland upon a policy of insurance upon the life of her husband. The facts are stated in the opinion. The language of the policy should be construed most strongly against the insurer. (Kratzenstein v. Ins. Co., 116 FT. Y., 59; Allen v. Ins. Co., 85 FT. Y., 473; Herman v. Ins. Co., 81 id., 184; Dilleber v. Ins. Co., 69 id., 256; Hoffman y. Ins. Co., 32 id.,' 405; U. S. M. A. Assn. v. FTewman, 84 Va., 52; Paul v. Ins. Co., 112 FT. Y., 472; Ins. Co. v. Gordon,…
1Opinion of the Court
CONAwAY, JUSTICE.
This action was brought on a certificate of membership of the defendant association, in the nature of a policy of accident and life. insurance, whereby defendant insured the life of- William W. McFarland for twelve months commencing June tenth, 1891, against death by external, violent and accidental means, in the sum of two thousand dollars, payable to plaintiff, wife of the insured, should death result within ninety days from the time of the injury.
*129On May first, 1892, the insured received injuries such as he was insured against by virtue of the certificate or pqlicy…
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