Legal Opinion
Lillian Marie King v. State Farm Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1971No. 71-1131_1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a final judgment rendered by the trial court upon a jury verdict for Mrs. Lillian Marie King (Lillian) in a suit on a policy of life insurance against State Farm Life Insurance Company (State Farm) and from a subsequent order denying State Farm’s motion for judgment in accordance with the motion for directed verdict or for new trial. The sole issue in this action is whether or not the death of Jessie Sherwood King (Sherwood) was accidental within the meaning of the policy. The jury determined it was, and we affirm the judgment entered upon that…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Baker v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Paul Lewis, D/B/A Lewis Lumber Company v. Mobil Oil Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1971
- Georgia Cas. Co. v. Alden MillsMississippi Supreme Court · 1930
- Bobby Breeding and Hugh Breeding, Inc. v. Ben Massey and Mrs. Ben MasseyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1967
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. v. JohnsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1894
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Willard Crimm v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
- Edward L. Flanigan v. Burlington Northern Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- George TRIBBLE, Appellee, v. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- The Victorian House, Inc. v. Fisher Camuto Corporation, the Victorian House, Inc. v. Fisher Camuto CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- In the Matter of the Estate of Irwin Leon Wade, by W. Lawrence Oliver v. The Continental Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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