Legal Opinion

Dale v. Standard Accident Ins. Co.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 11, 1932No. Appeal, 76PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

Defendant appeals from judgment for plaintiff in an action of assumpsit to recover tbe proceeds of an accident insurance policy issued by defendant company. Tbe policy insured against “disability or death effected directly, exclusively and independently of all other causes from accidental bodily injuries, through external and violent means.” Attached to tbe policy was a septic poisoning agreement, the relevant portions of which were worded as follows:

“It is agreed, if John Dale insured in this company as a Physician & Surgeon, under its policy No. 27R 2656 to which this agreement…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Kelley v. Pittsburgh Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1917
  2. Farner v. Massachusetts Mutual Accident Ass'nSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1907

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. R. E. Tr. Co. of Phila. v. Met. L. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  2. Real Estate Trust Co. v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1941
  3. Johnson v. Kentucky Central Life & Accident InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940
  4. Gyulai v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  5. Robert Hawthorne, Inc. v. Liberty Mutual InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1957

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