Legal Opinion
Paist v. ætna Life Ins. Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 12, 1931No. 15144PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KIRKPATRICK, District Judge.
This is a motion by the defendant for a new trial. The suit is to recover the double indemnity upon a policy of life insurance in the amount of $50,000, containing the following provision: “If the death of the insured * * * results directly and independently of all other causes from bodily injuries effected solely through external, violent and accidental means * * * and if such accident is evidenced by a visible contusion or wound on the exterior of the body (except in ease of drowning and internal injuries revealed by an autopsy), and if such death does not result…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- United States Mutual Accident Ass'n v. BarrySupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Western Commercial Travelers' Ass'n v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898
- Caldwell v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1924
- Richards v. Standard Acc. Ins. Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1921
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. DodgeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1926
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Provident Life Accident Ins. Co. v. Green.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935
- Adkins v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1938
- Bukata v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1937
- Paul Revere Life Ins. v. StanfieldCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1945
- Fidelity Mut. Life Ins. v. PowellCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1935
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