Legal Opinion

Kaskowitz v. Aetna Life Insurance Company

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided July 8, 1958No. 30079PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ANDERSON, Judge.

This is an action brought to recover an accidental death benefit provided for in a policy of life insurance issued by appellant insuring the life of plaintiffs’ son, Jacob Kaskowitz. The natural death benefit of $1,000 has been paid. The accidental death benefit provision appears in a double-indemnity rider attached to the policy and provides payment for an additional $1,000 in the event insured’s death was accidental as therein limited. Said provision reads as follows:

“If the death of the insured occurs while this policy is in full force and before the first anniversary of…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Whitfield v. Aetna Life Ins. Co. of HartfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
  2. Brunswick v. Standard Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1919
  3. Logan v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Missouri · 1898
  4. Mandles v. Guardian Life Ins. Co. of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1940
  5. Applegate v. Travelers InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1910

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Judith Sekel v. Aetna Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  2. Sommer v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
  3. Ieppert v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1961
  4. Sommer v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1970
  5. Sommer v. Metropolitan Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Missouri · 1970

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