Legal Opinion
Sylvester v. Liberty Life Insurance Co.
Colorado Court of Appeals
Decided April 12, 2001No. 00CA0617PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Judge TAUBMAN.
In this accidental death insurance case, plaintiff, Howard Sylvester, appeals from the judgment entered in favor of defendant, Liberty Life Insurance Company (Liberty Life). He specifically challenges the trial court's order denying his motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict following a jury trial. We affirm.
On September 25, 1995, Howard Sylvester and his wife purchased an accidental death insurance policy from Liberty Life. Their policy provided that in the case of accidental death of either or both of the Sylvesters, Liberty Life would pay the remainder of…
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- Harris v. Carolina Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1970
- Riordan v. Commercial Travelers Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1974
- Nelson v. HammonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1990
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