Legal Opinion
King v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 20, 1942No. 46077PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOliver, J.
The policy, issued in 1923, provides for double indemnity in case of accidental death, “subject to the terms and conditions contained on the third page hereof. ’ ’ Said terms and conditions, material to this ease, are:
“ * * * provided that death # * * shall not be * * * caused * * * by engaging as a passenger or otherwise in submarine or aeronautic expeditions. ’ ’
Oil October 30, 1941, insured met bis death in the crash of a plane of Northwest Airlines, Inc., in which he was traveling as a fare-paying passenger between Chicago, Illinois, and Fargo, North Dakota, along one of the1 regular…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Imperial Fire Insurance v. Coos CountySupreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Gibbs v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
- Provident Trust Co. v. Equitable Life Assurance SocietySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- Umbarger v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1934
- Murphy v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1935
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Cole v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1951
- Youngwirth v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- Langlas v. Iowa Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1954
- Clapper v. Aetna Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1946
- Aetna Life Insurance v. ReedTexas Supreme Court · 1952
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