Legal Opinion
Lennig v. New York Life Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided October 1, 1941No. 7719PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JONES, Circuit Judge.
This appeal grows out of an action brought by the beneficiary of a contract of life insurance to recover the double indemnity provided for by the policy in the event that the insured died from injuries effected through “external, violent and accidental cause.” At trial, the jury disagreed and was discharged. The respective parties then filed separate motions for judgment on the record under Rule 50 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. fol*872lowing section 723c. The court below granted the defendant’s motion, on the ground that the plaintiff’s proofs failed to…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Stoner v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Watkins v. Prudential InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1934
- De Reeder v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
- Kelly v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1939
- Walters v. Western & Southern Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Harry L. Sheinman & Sons, Inc. v. Scranton Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- Waldron v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1944
- Paul Klink, Administrator of the Estate of Mona McCauley Deceased v. Nancy L. HarrisonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1964
- Lennig v. New York Life Ins.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1942
- Gatenby v. Altoona Aviation Corp.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1967
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