Price v. Standard Life & Accident Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action by plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of Margaret Price, deceased, to recover $5,000 and interest upon a policy of accident insurance issued to Elijah Price, deceased, and payable to plaintiff’s intestate in case of death of the insured. The case was tried before Simpson, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for the sum demanded. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
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Action by plaintiff, as administrator of the estate of Margaret Price, deceased, to recover $5,000 and interest upon a policy of accident insurance issued to Elijah Price, deceased, and payable to plaintiff’s intestate in case of death of the insured. The case was tried before Simpson, J., and a jury, which rendered a verdict in favor of plaintiff for the sum demanded. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendant appealed. By weight of authority, the language, “due to unnecessary exposure to obvious risk of injury or obvious danger,” includes all cases of exposure to unnecessary…
1Opinion of the CourtDouglas, J.
On March 9, A. D. 1901, defendant issued to one Elijah Price its policy of accident insurance, and therein agreed, in case of his death by accident within one year, to pay to Mrs. Margaret Price, the mother of the insured, $5,000, upon the express condition,’however, that
In event of death * * * due to unnecessary exposure to obvious risk of injury or obvious danger, * * * then in all such cases ■* * * the limit of this company’s liability shall be one-fifth the amount otherwise payable under this policy, anything to the contrary in this policy notwithstanding.
Before the death of his mother,…
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