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Insurance-Construction Of Policy-"Military Or Naval Service" Clause-"Aviation" Clause, Paul J. Keller, Jr., S.Ed.
Insurance-Construction Of Policy-"Military Or Naval Service" Clause-"Aviation" Clause, Paul J. Keller, Jr., S.Ed.
Michigan Law Review
Plaintiffs, six minor children of deceased, were beneficiaries of a $20,000 life insurance policy issued to deceased while a member of the United States Army. Traveling under Army orders, the deceased procured a permit from the operations officer at an Army airfield in Puerto Rico for space on a regular Army transport route to another Army field in Puerto Rico. The plane crashed, killing all of its occupants. The policy issued to the deceased contained an "aviation" clause and a "military service" clause, under both of which the defendant insurance company rests its defense. Held: Deceased was a "fare-paying …
Limitation Of Coverage In Life Insurance--Aviation Clause, Thomas F. Broden
Limitation Of Coverage In Life Insurance--Aviation Clause, Thomas F. Broden
Journal Articles
In Quinones v. Life and Casualty Insurance Co. of Tennessee the Supreme Court of Louisiana recognized the rapid wartime development of the Army-Navy Air Transport Service to a position equalling, if not surpassing commercial airlines. With all of the qualifications of the aviation clauses satisfied there is no reason why the insurance company should not be liable for the principal sum stipulated in the policy.