Button v. American Mutual Accident Ass'n
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Eau Claire county: W. F. Bailet, Circuit Judge. They contended, inter alia, that the insured cannot recover for injuries intentionally inflicted by another person, although the insured himself did not intend the infliction of the injuries. Fischer v. Travelers' Ins. Go. 1 L. R. A. 572; JDe Graw v. Hat. Ace. Boc. 51 Hun, 142; Travellers' Ins. Go. v. McGonkey, 127 U. S. 661; Hutohcraft's Fx'r v. Travelers' Ins.
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Eau Claire county: W. F. Bailet, Circuit Judge. They contended, inter alia, that the insured cannot recover for injuries intentionally inflicted by another person, although the insured himself did not intend the infliction of the injuries. Fischer v. Travelers' Ins. Go. 1 L. R. A. 572; JDe Graw v. Hat. Ace. Boc. 51 Hun, 142; Travellers' Ins. Go. v. McGonkey, 127 U. S. 661; Hutohcraft's Fx'r v. Travelers' Ins. Go. 87 Ky. 300. All injuries that originate with the insured directly or indirectly are covered by the term “self-inflicted injuries.”…
1Opinion of the CourtWiNslow, J.
This is an action upon a policy of accident insurance. During the life of the policy the plaintiff was injured by the intentional discharge of a firearm at him by an unknown person. The policy insured the plaintiff against death or injuries through “ external, violent, and accidental means,” but contained a clause providing that it did not insure against death or injury resulting, wholly or in part, directly or indirectly, from any of the following causes, viz.: Suicide or self-inflicted injuries, felonious or otherwise, sane *85or insane; war or riot; wrestling; fighting; lifting (foreign to…
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