Legal Opinion
Fields v. Metropolitan Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided February 13, 1946PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJennings, J.
The plaintiff, wife of John Fields, deceased, brought suit against the defendant upon a policy of life insurance issued to him. She claimed to be entitled to the double indemnity provided in the policy in case of accidental death. Judgment was for the plaintiff, and the defendant has appealed on the grounds that due proof of accidental death was not furnished to it and that in any event the death was not accidental under the terms of the policy.
The defendant admits that it issued a policy of life insurance to John Fields and that he died while it was in full force and effect. The plaintiff…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Driscoll v. Jewell Belting Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1921
- Rinaldi v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1934
- Belbas v. New York Life InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1938
- Cupo v. Royal InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1924
- Jarvis v. Northwestern Mutual Relief Ass'nWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
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3Cited by10 opinions
- DelVecchio v. DelVecchioSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1959
- Eastern Sportswear Co. v. S. Augstein & Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1954
- Reardon v. Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New YorkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1952
- Hartford Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Connecticut Superior Court · 1964
- Peerless Hosiery Co. v. Northern Ins. Co.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1952
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