Landon v. Preferred Accident Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The Preferred Accident Insurance^ Company of New York, from "a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 24th day of March, 1899, Upon the verdict of a jury, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 24th day of March, 1899, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Hatch, J.:
This- action is brought to recover upon, a policy of accident insurance- issued by the Preferred Mutual Accident Association and, assumed by the defendant. By the - terms of the policy Mills H. Land on became insured against the effects of bodily injury by external, violent and-accidental means. If from such injury alone death resulted within ninety days from the happening thereof the defendant agreed to pay Minnie B. Landon, the plaintiff and wife of the deceased, the sum of $5,000. A condition of the policy is that no-recovery for death shall be had unless it be established that…
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- Whitlatch v. . Fidelity and Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Whitlatch v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
- De Van v. Commercial Travelers' Mut. Acc. Ass'n of AmericaNew York Supreme Court · 1895
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