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Landress v. Phoenix Mut. Life Ins. Co., 291 U.S. 491 (1934)
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Landress v. Phoenix Mut. Life Ins. Co., 291 U.S. 491 (1934)
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Landress v. Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co. No. 295 Argued February 5, 1934 Decided March 5, 1934 291 U.S. 491
CERTIORARI TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
1. A death resulting from sunstroke, the insured having under normal conditions voluntarily exposed himself to the sun while playing golf, is not within the meaning of a policy insuring against death effected solely by external and accidental means. P. 495.
2. That an injury was accidental in the understanding of the average man -- that the result was something unforeseen or extraordinary -- is not enough to establish liability under a policy which limits liability to such injuries as are effected by external accidental means. Pp. 495, 497.
65 F.2d 232 affirmed.
Certiorari, 290 U.S. 614, to review a judgment affirming a judgment against the claimant on policies of insurance in two cases which were consolidated for trial in the district court.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Landress v. Phoenix Mut. Life Ins. Co., 291 U.S. 491 (1934) in 291 U.S. 491 291 U.S. 492–291 U.S. 494. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7K81RHE8NRDRA4F.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Landress v. Phoenix Mut. Life Ins. Co., 291 U.S. 491 (1934), in 291 U.S. 491, pp. 291 U.S. 492–291 U.S. 494. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7K81RHE8NRDRA4F.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Landress v. Phoenix Mut. Life Ins. Co., 291 U.S. 491 (1934). cited in 1934, 291 U.S. 491, pp.291 U.S. 492–291 U.S. 494. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=7K81RHE8NRDRA4F.
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