Legal Opinion

Culhane v. Aetna Life Insurance

Supreme Court of Connecticut

Decided April 8, 1938PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtAvery, J.

The plaintiff was insured by the defendant under a policy of accident insurance. He brought suit for disabilities which he had suffered which he claimed were covered by the terms of the policy. The trial court found that the plaintiff’s disabilities were within the coverage of the policy and rendered judgment for the plaintiff to recover, and the defendant has appealed. The question in the case is whether the trial court was correct in deciding that the plaintiff’s disabilities were within the terms of the policy. It is not questioned that the plaintiff paid the premiums and complied with all…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United States Mutual Accident Ass'n v. BarrySupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  2. Lickleider v. Iowa State Traveling Men's Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1918
  3. McGlinchey v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1888
  4. Driscoll v. Jewell Belting Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
  5. Rinaldi v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Joyner v. Commissioner of CorrectionConnecticut Appellate Court · 1999
  2. Uberti v. Lincoln Nat. Life Ins. Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 2001
  3. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Eleanor E. Main, the Travelers Insurance Company v. Eleanor E. MainCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  4. Winzler v. United Aircraft CorporationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1945

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