Legal Opinion

Hohn v. Nationwide Insurance Companies

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided November 19, 1982No. 651PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BROSKY, Judge:

This appeal follows a lower court finding that a disability insurance policy issued by appellant covered an injury suffered by appellee. Appellee, Mr. Hohn, accidentally incurred an injury to his right eye while working in his yard. He sought benefits from appellant which denied his claim saying that his injury was not compensable under the terms of the insurance policy which defines “loss” of an eye as “entire and irrevocable loss of sight.” A nonjury verdict was rendered, exceptions were denied and this appeal followed. The sole issue for our determination is whether the…

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sump v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1970
  2. Lewis v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Wall v. Workmen's Compensation Appeal BoardCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1974
  4. Vovericz v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
  5. Aurelian Roy v. Allstate Insurance CompanyConnecticut Superior Court · 1977

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Cotton v. Provident Life &Casualty Insurance Co.District Court, E.D. New York · 1997
  2. Barker v. Ina Life InsuranceDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1985
  3. Cecil Ray Arnold v. Life Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
  4. Cecil Ray Arnold v. Life Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990

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