Legal Opinion

Pan-American Life Ins. v. Terrell

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 11, 1928No. 5241PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

Appellee sued to recover the indemnity provided by a poliey of insurance for the loss of the sight of one eye. The poliey contains a clause insuring him against bodily injury, through accidental means, resulting within 90 days from the date of the accident in the “loss of the entire sight of one eye, if irrecoverably lost.” A Texas statute provides that in all eases where a loss occurs, if the insurance company liable therefor “shall fail to pay the same within thirty days after demand therefor, such company shall be liable to pay the holder of such poliey, in addition to…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. FordTexas Supreme Court · 1910
  2. Travelers' Ins. v. RichmondTexas Commission of Appeals · 1927
  3. International Travelers' Ass'n v. RogersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1914
  4. Tracey v. Standard Accident InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1920
  5. Watkins v. United States Casualty Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1919

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Buchanan v. Reliance Standard Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1998
  2. Order of United Commercial Travelers v. KnorrCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940
  3. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Schroder.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1938
  4. Standard Acc. Ins. Co. of Detroit v. BittleCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1929
  5. Pilkanis v. Leesona CorporationSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1966

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