Legal Opinion

Lickleider v. Iowa State Traveling Men's Ass'n

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided February 9, 1918PublishedCited by 52 opinions

Appeal from Polk District Gowrt. — Charles A. Dudley, Judge. Action at law to recover upon a policy or certificate of accident insurance. There was a directed verdict and judgment for the defendant, and plaintiff appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtWeaver, J.

The defendant, an accident insurance association, issued its policy or certificate to one Bert A. Dunbar, insuring him against bodily injury occurring through external, violent, and accidental means, and resulting, independently of all other causes, in death within ninety days from the 'date of the accident. While this insurance was in full force, and the insured was a member of the association in good standing, Dunbar died, and this action was brought on said contract of insurance by the beneficiary *425therein named, on the theory that his death was the result of accidental bodily injury,…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. United States Mutual Accident Ass'n v. BarrySupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  2. Western Commercial Travelers' Ass'n v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898
  3. Freeman v. Mercantile Mutual Accident Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
  4. Fetter v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1903
  5. Bohaker v. Travelers InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913

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3Cited by52 opinions

  1. Caldwell v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1924
  2. Linden Motor Freight Co., Inc. v. Travelers Ins. Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1963
  3. Richards v. Standard Acc. Ins. Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1921
  4. Central Bearings Co. v. Wolverine Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
  5. Evans v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1946

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