Legal Opinion

Falster v. Travelers Insurance Company

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided March 4, 1965PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Holmes

This suit seeks a recovery under the double indémnity provision of a policy of insurance issued by the defendant, The Travelers Insurance Company, on the life of Victor M. Falster. The Insurance Company paid to the plaintiff, Beba Falster, the face amount of the policy, $10,000.00, and she has instituted this action seeking an additional $10,000.00 alleging that the insured’s death resulted from accidental bodily injuries which were the direct and independent cause of death.

In the Trial Court, where the case was tried to a jury, there was a verdict for the plaintiff, Beba Falster, the named…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Sadler v. DraperCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1959
  2. Mutual Life Insurance v. DistrettiTennessee Supreme Court · 1929
  3. Baker v. National Life & Accident Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1956
  4. McGuire v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1932
  5. Winton v. Metropolitan Life Ins.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1939

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Littell v. Bi-State Transit Development AgencyMissouri Court of Appeals · 1967
  2. Fowler v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceDistrict Court, W.D. Tennessee · 1996
  3. Nicholas v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1970
  4. Byrd v. Life Ins. Co. of Va.Supreme Court of Virginia · 1979
  5. Koontz v. Epperson Electric Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1982

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