Legal Opinion

Heltsley v. Life Casualty Ins. Co.

Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)

Decided February 13, 1945PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Harris

Affirming.

By the terms of its policy of insurance, the appellee agreed to pay the appellant the sum of $1,000 in the event of the accidental death of her son, Yirgil Welborn, unless he had alcoholic or intoxicating liquor physically present in his body at the time of the accident. The son having been killed in an automobile accident and the appellee having declined to pay, the appellant instituted the present action which, by agreement of the parties, was tried before the court without the intervention of a jury. As finally submitted, only two questions,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Spring Garden Ins. v. Imperial Tobacco Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1909
  2. Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of U.S. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
  3. W. F. Robinson & Son v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1934
  4. Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. Palmer Hotel Co.Court of Appeals of Kentucky · 1918
  5. Webb v. Imperial Life InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1939

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ludlow v. Life Casualty Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1948
  2. Ritchie v. TurnerCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 2018
  3. Life Casualty Ins. of Tennessee v. CrawfordAlabama Court of Appeals · 1951
  4. Old Equity Life Insurance Co. v. CombsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1969
  5. Schoening Investment LP v. Cincinnati Casualty CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2026

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