Legal Opinion
Preferred Acc. Ins. v. Muir
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided January 15, 1904No. 45PublishedCited by 19 opinions
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
1Opinion of the Court
ACHESON, Circuit Judge.
This was an action brought by Emma R. Muir against the Preferred Accident Insurance Company of New York upon a policy of insurance issued by that company bearing date May 16, 1900, whereby, in consideration of an annual premium of $24, it insured Walter H. Muir for a term of one year against the effects of bodily injury caused solely by external, violent, and accidental means, and agreeing (inter alia) :
“(d) That if death shall result from such injury within 90 days from the date thereof, the company shall pay the sum of $5,000 to Emma R. Muir (wife) if surviving,” and
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- Gardner v. Michigan Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. Union Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Ætna Life Ins. v. VandecarCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1898
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- Aschenbrenner v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Bohaker v. Travelers InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Smith v. Travelers InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Robinson v. Ætna Life Ins.Texas Commission of Appeals · 1925
- Wilmarth v. Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co.California Supreme Court · 1914
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