Legal Opinion
Weidy v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 5, 1939PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGlennon, J.
This action was instituted in the Municipal Court, City of New York, Third District, Manhattan, to recover certain accidental death benefits alleged to be due under the provisions of three policies of insurance, issued by the defendant upon the life of one Irving Nebenzahl.
The policies provided that the benefits were payable only in the event that death was caused by external, violent and accidental means. Each policy contained a provision that in the event death resulted from suicide, the accidental death benefits could not be recovered.
It is stated by the defendant, and properly so, that…
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- Whitlatch v. . Fidelity and Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Weil v. Globe Indemnity Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1917
- Martorella v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaNew York Court of Appeals · 1935
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