Legal Opinion

Lampkin v. Travelers' Insurance

Colorado Court of Appeals

Decided April 15, 1898No. 1359PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Error to the District Court of Las Animas County.

1Opinion of the CourtWilson, J.

This was an action to recover on a policy of accident insurance. Plaintiff was the beneficiary named in the policy in the event of accidental injuries resulting in the death of the assured. The case comes into this court for the second time. The Travelers' Ins. Co. v. Lampkin, 5 Colo. App. 177. On its former appearance, the principal error assigned, and the one upon which the court based its judgment of reversal, was that the trial court had erred in sustaining plaintiff’s demurrer to the fifth defense set up in the answer. This defense was as follows:

“ Now comes the defendant, The Travelers’…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Travellers' Insurance v. McConkeySupreme Court of the United States · 1888
  2. Mallory v. . the Travelers' Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
  3. Freeman v. Travelers' InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
  4. Coburn v. Travelers' InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1887
  5. Anthony v. Mercantile Mutual Accident Ass'nMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1894

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Sims v. Missouri State Life InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1930
  2. Bickes v. Travelers InsuranceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1930
  3. Rakestraw v. City of CincinnatiOhio Court of Appeals · 1942

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