Legal Opinion

Deardorff, Admr. v. Cont. L. Ins. Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 26, 1930No. Appeal, 251PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kephart,

The sole question for our determination is whether, in an accident insurance policy, a motorcycle is either an automobile or a motor-driven car. The policy insured Deardorff against death or disability resulting from bodily injuries effected solely through external, violent and accidental means, by the wrecking or disablement of any private automobile, motor-driven car or horse-drawn vehicle, in which the insured is riding or driving, or by being accidentally thrown from such automobile, car or vehicle. The court below held that a motorcycle was not a…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Laporte v. North American Acc. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1926
  2. Salo v. North American Accident InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
  3. Perry v. North American Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1927

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Koser v. American Casualty Co. of ReadingSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  2. Jernigan v. Hanover Fire Ins. Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  3. Lang v. General Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
  4. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance v. BaileyHawaii Supreme Court · 1977
  5. Toulelle v. Allstate Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1973

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