Legal Opinion

Newman v. Benefit Ass'n of Railway Employees

Court of Appeals of Georgia

Decided December 18, 1930No. 20777PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLuke, J.

1. Where in an action upon a policy of insurance which, provides indemnity “for loss resulting, directly and exclusively of all other causes, from bodily injury sustained at any time during the life of this policy solely through external, violent, and accidental means (excluding suicide, sane or insane),” the petition alleges that “the insured met his death by drowning,” but does not allege any fact to indicate that the death was caused “solely through external, violent, and accidental means,” it does not sufficiently state a cause of action. Johnson v. Ætna Life Insurance Co., 24 Ga. App.…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Johnson v. Ætna Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1919

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Aetna Life Insurance Co. v. JonesCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1949
  2. Newman v. Benefit Ass'n of Railway EmployeesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1931
  3. Prætorians v. CowartCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1934

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