Legal Opinion
Sulzbacher v. Continental Casualty Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 18, 1937No. 10702PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARDNER, Circuit Judge.
This was an action brought by appellant as plaintiff on a policy of life insurance which contained provision for double indemnity in the event of death by accident. The parties will be referred to as they appeared below.
The insured, Dr. Bruno L. Sulzbacher, was plaintiff’s husband, and plaintiff was named as the beneficiary in the policy. It was admitted at the trial that the policy wás in full force and effect at the time the insured met his death, November 14, 1933; that he was killed while riding as a passenger in an aeroplane, as a result of the accidental crashing…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Fourth Nat. Bank of NY v. FrancklynSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Murdock v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Trapp v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1934
- A. Santaella & Co. v. Otto F. Lange Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1907
- United Press Ass'ns v. National Newspapers Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1918
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- Peterson v. John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Frieze v. West American Ins. CoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1951
- Aerated Products Co. v. Aeration Processes, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 1951
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