Scheiderer v. Travellers' Insurance Co.
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the County Court of Milwaukee County. The substance of the complaint is stated, in the opinion^ The defendant demurred thereto on the ground that several causes of action were improperly united, and also to each cause of action on the ground of insufficiency. Erom an order sustaining the demurrer the plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtOetoN, J.
This action is brought on two policies of accident insurance, for the recovery of indemnity for loss of time on account of disability occasioned by personal injury. The conditions upon which both policies are avoided, neces*15sary to be considered, are bodily infirmities or disease, self-inflicted injuries, intoxication, design of the insured or others and not accident, and standing or riding on platforms of cars. The condition in the policy first set out in the complaint additional to these, and material, is “ voluntary exposure to unnecessary danger.” These conditions relato to the cause of…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Carberry v. German Insurance Co. of Freeport, IllinoisWisconsin Supreme Court · 1881
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- Benedix v. German Insurance of FreeportWisconsin Supreme Court · 1890
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