Legal Opinion
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen v. Woods
Court of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976)
Decided December 4, 1934PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion of the Court by
Stanley, Commissioner
Reversing.
In 1926 Reuben Woods joined tbe Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and acquired' an insurance or benefit certificate for $2,800. In 1928, on .a new application, he surrendered that certificate and became insured for $5,000, represented by another policy. In March, 1930, Woods drank some Jamaica ginger which resulted in paralysis, or, as it came to be known, “jalee leg.” He was left in a pitiable state of total disability. This included the practical loss of the sight in both eyes. See Woods v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Company, 240…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Aetna Life Insurance v. BethelCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1910
- Continental Casualty Co. v. LinnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1928
- Jennings v. Brotherhood Accident Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1908
- Clark v. Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Railroad TrainmenSupreme Court of Missouri · 1931
- Southern Surety Co. of Now York v. HeyburnCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of U.S. v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
- Equitable Life Assurance Society v. AdamsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1935
- Commonwealth Life Ins. Co. v. Caudill's Adm'rCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1936
- Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. KendricksCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. NuszCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1935
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