Legal Opinion

Nelson v. National Accident Society

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 20, 1931No. 40784PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEvans, J.

The insured was Alma St. Amour. The beneficiary was her mother, Mary A. Nelson, plaintiff herein. The policy was issued April 15, 1929. The death of the insured resulted on April 29, 1929. The policy provided for only a restricted liability. It provided indemnity for death from external, violent and accidental means resulting from one or more of nine specified ways, and none other. The specified cause or method of death which is relied on herein was paragraph 13, of Section C of the policy, as follows:

“At the hands of any burglar, highway-man or robber, when robbing the insured by force. ’ ’

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Lyon v. Railway Passenger Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1877
  2. Tisdale v. Connecticut Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1869

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. McKeever v. BatchelerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1934
  2. Leytem v. Fireman's Fund Indemnity CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1957
  3. Gifford v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1933
  4. Cedar Rapids Amusement Assn. v. WymerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1932

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