Huestis v. Aetna Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Otter Tail county to recover $5,400 upon defendant’s policy of accident insurance. The answer among other matters alleged that the insured had not paid any premiums since April 1, 1913; that he came to his death by wilful and voluntary self-inflicted injuries and that his death was due to wilful and voluntary suicide which was not covered by the policy and specifically exempted from in the provisions thereof.
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Action in the district court for Otter Tail county to recover $5,400 upon defendant’s policy of accident insurance. The answer among other matters alleged that the insured had not paid any premiums since April 1, 1913; that he came to his death by wilful and voluntary self-inflicted injuries and that his death was due to wilful and voluntary suicide which was not covered by the policy and specifically exempted from in the provisions thereof. The case was tried before Roesser, J., who at the close of the testimony denied defendant’s motion for a dismissal of the action, and a jury which…
1Opinion of the CourtHolt, J.
The action is upon an accident insurance policy, renewable from time to time upon payment of a stipulated quarterly premium. The defense was that, for nonpayment of the premium, the policy was not in force when the insured was killed, and that the insured did not die an accidental death, but committed suicide, which is not covered by the policy. Verdict for plaintiff, and defendant appeals from the order denying its alternative motion for judgment or a new trial.
Hilton & Thompson were defendant’s agents at Fergus Falls. Quarterly, and a week or ten days before the date on which any accident…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Whitlatch v. . Fidelity and Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. WeiseIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
- Laessig v. Travelers' Protective Ass'n of AmericaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1902
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. WilleyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1897
- Kornig v. Western Life Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1907
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