Legal Opinion
Dunn v. Maryland Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 13, 1985No. 2761PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIEAND, Judge:
In this action • to recover benefits for accidental death under a group policy of life insurance, the trial court *72entered a compulsory nonsuit because the plaintiff failed to show that her decedent’s death had been caused directly by accident and independently of all other causes. After the trial court refused to remove the nonsuit, an appeal was taken to this court. We affirm.
James E. Dunn, a volunteer fireman in the Borough of Weatherly, Carbon County, was insured under a group life insurance policy purchased by the Citizens Fire Company and the Weatherly Fireman’s Relief…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Morena v. South Hills Health SystemSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1983
- Ford v. JeffriesSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
- Flagiello v. CrillySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1963
- Kelly v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Tolbert v. GilletteSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Audrey Ann Allison AKA Mrs. Willard Allison v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Audrey Ann Allison, A/K/A Mrs. Willard AllisonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1992
- Dunn v. Maryland Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1985
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