Hutton v. States Accident Insurance
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Fourth District ;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Jasper county; the Hon. A. M. Rose, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cooke
The appellee, John W. Hutton, obtained a judgment in the circuit court of Jasper county against the appellant, the States Accident Insurance Company, for $500, which was affirmed by the Appellate Court for the Fourth District. A certificate of importance having been granted, this appeal has been perfected from the judgment of the Appellate Court.
The suit was brought upon a policy of accident insurance issued by appellant which insured the appellee against “injuries effected exclusively by external, violent and accidental means.” The record discloses that at the close of appellee’s case, and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Prudential Casualty Co. v. CurryAlabama Court of Appeals · 1914
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