Railway Officials & Employes Accident Ass'n v. Drummond
Nebraska Supreme Court
Error from tbe district court of Lancaster county. Tried bel-ow before Hall, J. Tbe opinion contains a statement of the case. The petition having omitted to allege thlat the death of the insured was due to injuries inflicted by external, violent, and accidental means, fails to state a cause of action.
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Error from tbe district court of Lancaster county. Tried bel-ow before Hall, J. Tbe opinion contains a statement of the case. The petition having omitted to allege thlat the death of the insured was due to injuries inflicted by external, violent, and accidental means, fails to state a cause of action. (De Grato v. National Accident Society, 51 Hun [N. Y.] 142; Newman v. Railway Officials Employes Accident Ass’n, 42 N. E. Rep. [Ind.] 650; líale v. Missouri P. R. Go., 36 Neb. 266; Ln.ce v. Foster, 42 Neb. 818; Omaha Consolidated Vinegar Go. v. Burns, 44 Neb. 21; Traver v. Shaefle, 33 Neb. 531;…
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.
This was an action on a policy of accident insurance issued by the Railway Officials & Employós Accident Association of Indianapolis, Indiana, to Elmer E. Drummond, insuring him against bodily injuries inflicted by “external, violent, and accidental means.” The plaintiff, Susan E. Drummond, was the mother of the assured, and the beneficiary named in the contract. A trial to a jury in the district court of Lancaster county resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant prosecutes error to this court.
The petition alleges the corporate character of the insurance company, the…
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