United States Casualty Co. v. Perryman
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Jefferson County ; C. B. Smith, Judge. Action by William J. Perryman against the United States Casualty Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMayfield, J.
This is an action on an accident insurance policy. The injury complained of was a strain or sprain of the knee of the insured. The plaintiff recovered the full amount of the policy, and from the judgment in his favor the insurance company appeals.
The main insistence as to error is that the judgment was excessive, and that this was induced by erroneous rulings of the court in construing the policy.
As to the meaning of the phrases “total disablement” and “partial disablement,” they are used and defined in the policy of insurance sued upon as follows:
“(a) Continuous disablement and inability…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Young v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1888
- Continental Casualty Co. v. OgburnSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Williams v. Preferred Mutual Accident Ass'nSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
- Continental Casualty Co. v. Annie WadeTexas Supreme Court · 1907
- Merrill v. Travelers' Insurance Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1895
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3Cited by35 opinions
- McGrail v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United StatesNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
- Bowler v. Fidelity & Casualty Co. of NYSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1969
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. BlueSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- Travelers' Ins. Co. v. PlasterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. TorranceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
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