Legal Opinion

Continental Casualty Co. v. Bows

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 20, 1916PublishedCited by 16 opinions

Writ of Error to Circuit Court, Duval County; Daniel Simmons, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtShackleford, J.

—The Continental Casualty Company, a corporation, issued an accident insurance policy to Charles PI. Bows which contained a provision to the effect that such insurance company would pay to the insured the sum of $500.00 “For loss of either hand by complete severence at or above the wrist.” No point is made on the pleadings. It is sufficient to state that Bows brought an action at law upon the policy against the company for the loss of his left hand, his declaration consisting of two counts, to which the defendant company filed its pleas, and subsecpiently the plaintiff filed replications and…

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Southern Home Insurance v. PutnalSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
  2. Scotch Manufacturing Co. v. CarrSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
  3. Fuller v. Locomotive Engineers' Mutual Life & Accident InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1899
  4. Wiest v. United States Health & Accident InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1914
  5. Georgia Home Insurance v. HoskinsSupreme Court of Florida · 1916

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Muse v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1939
  2. State Ex Rel. Fulton v. IvesSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
  3. Stokes v. Victory Land Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1930
  4. Life Casualty Ins. Co. v. PeacockSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
  5. Pierce v. IsaacSupreme Court of Florida · 1938

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