Legal Opinion

Linda Fuller v. Hartford Life Insurance Company

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided April 23, 2002No. 01-1132PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Hartford Life Insurance Company appeals the district court’s 2 determination that its policy provided $500,000 in accidental death benefits to Linda Fuller for the drowning death of her husband, Larry Fuller. We affirm.

I

Larry Fuller, an Arkansas resident, went scuba diving while vacationing in Mexico. He motioned the dive boat for assistance after experiencing trouble with his regulator. He drowned after grabbing the dive boat’s ladder in an attempt to board the boat.

Mr. Fuller had common carrier travel insurance with Hartford, a Connecticut company, through his membership…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Mary Ellen Pinkham v. Camex, Inc., a Corporation Jay Columbus Victor Benedetto, L'Eggs Brands, Inc., L'Eggs Brands, Inc., Third Party Camex, Inc. Jay Columbus Victor Benedetto, Third Party v. Mary Ellen Enterprises, Inc., Mary Ellen Pinkham v. Camex, Inc., a Corporation Jay Columbus Victor Benedetto, L'Eggs Brands, Inc., L'Eggs Brands, Inc., Third Party Camex, Inc. Jay Columbus Victor Benedetto, Third Party v. Mary Ellen Enterprises, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1996
  2. Heating & Air Specialists, Inc. v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
  3. Shepherd v. State Auto Property & Casualty InsuranceSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1993
  4. Enterprise Tools, Inc. & E.B. Bennett v. Export-Import Bank of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  5. Pvi, Inc., and William G. Skelly v. Ratiopharm Gmbh, a German CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2001

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3Cited by18 opinions

  1. John D. Craig v. The Pillsbury Non-Qualified Pension Plan General Mills, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006
  2. All-Ways Logistics, Inc. v. USA Truck, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2009
  3. Florida State Board of Administration v. Law Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2003
  4. Running M Farms, Inc. v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. of Arkansas, Inc.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 2007
  5. Linda Williamson v. Hartford Life & Accident, etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013

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