Legal Opinion
Oldring v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided July 8, 1980No. Civ. A. 79-0938PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COHEN, Senior District Judge:
In this contract action, plaintiff seeks recovery of accidental death benefits under an insurance policy issued by the defendant upon the life of her son, Rube Oldring, III. The defendant has refused to pay the benefits on the ground that the insured’s death was not an accidental death within the terms and provisions of the policy.
Trial was held without a jury and the Court, having considered the testimony of all witnesses, the exhibits in evidence and the arguments of counsel, finds that coverage under the double indemnity provision of the insured’s policy…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States Mutual Accident Ass'n v. BarrySupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Landress v. Phoenix Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Linden Motor Freight Co., Inc. v. Travelers Ins. Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1963
- Hendrikson v. Koppers Co., Inc.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1953
- Perrine v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Mary Jane Wickman v. Northwestern National Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
- Killeen Trucking, Inc. v. Great American Surplus Lines Ins. Co.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1986
- Bennett v. AMERICAN INTERN. LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORKDistrict Court, N.D. New York · 1997
- Mastroianni v. UNUM Prov. Corp., Paul Revere LifeDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 2003
- Weil v. Federal Kemper Life Assurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1994
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