Wilson v. Northwestern Mutual Accident Ass'n
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant, Northwestern Mutual Accident Association, from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Seagrave Smith, J., made September 17, 1892, denying its motion for a new trial. The defendant is a corporation organized under the Laws of this State, doing business at Minneapolis, insuring its members against bodily injury caused by external, violent and accidental means.
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Appeal by defendant, Northwestern Mutual Accident Association, from an order of the District Court of Hennepin County, Seagrave Smith, J., made September 17, 1892, denying its motion for a new trial. The defendant is a corporation organized under the Laws of this State, doing business at Minneapolis, insuring its members against bodily injury caused by external, violent and accidental means. On July 24, 1891, it accepted Snorrie Benson, a brick mason, as a member, and agreed, in case his death should result from such means, to pay his legal representatives within ninety days thereafter…
1Opinion of the CourtCollins, J.
Plaintiff’s intestate, Benson, whose occupation was therein stated as that of a brick mason, held a certificate of membership in defendant indemnity association, when he accidentally received injuries which caused his death soon afterwards. This certificate contained several conditions, — one being that, if Benson should be injured when engaged in an occupation classed as not insurable by the association, nothing should be paid; and another, that a recovery could not be had, under the terms of the certificate, in case the injury received was the result of unnecessary exposure to danger,…
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