Legal Opinion

Adams, Admr. v. Metro. Life Ins. Co.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 13, 1939No. Appeal, 53PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Parker, J.,

Plaintiff, the beneficiary in three policies of insurance issued by defendant, brought suit thereon, a jury found in his favor and the court below subsequently entered judgment n. o. v. for the defendant. The plaintiff has appealed, assigning as error the entry of judgment for the defendant.

The policies were identical in form and each provided for the payment of $250 on the death of Sadie Adams. As originally written they did not contain any accidental death benefits, but by a rider attached to each policy provision was made for the payment of additional accident…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States Mutual Accident Ass'n v. BarrySupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  2. Landress v. Phoenix Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
  3. Hesse v. Traveler's Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
  4. Guilinger v. Pennsylvania R. R. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1931
  5. Remley v. PlummerSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1922

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Virginia J. Barry Melville v. American Home Assurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
  2. Melville v. American Home Assurance Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
  3. Kinavey, Admrx. v. Prud. Ins. Co.Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1942
  4. McMahan v. Mutual Benefit Health & Accident Ass'nWashington Supreme Court · 1949
  5. Heffron v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

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