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Wickman v. Northwestern Ins. Co.

U.S.
Dec 10, 1990
498 U.S. 1013 (1990)
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holding that insured's injury was foreseeable, and thus not accidental, within the meaning of a policy that defined accident as "an unexpected, external, violent and sudden event" and was governed by ERISA, when insured died after climbing outside of guardrail on an overpass and jumping or falling to the ground forty to fifty feet below

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Opinion

No. 90-640.

December 10, 1990.

ORDER

C.A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied. Reported below: 908 F. 2d 1077.

Summaries of

Wickman v. Northwestern Ins. Co.

U.S.
Dec 10, 1990
498 U.S. 1013 (1990)

holding that insured's injury was foreseeable, and thus not accidental, within the meaning of a policy that defined accident as "an unexpected, external, violent and sudden event" and was governed by ERISA, when insured died after climbing outside of guardrail on an overpass and jumping or falling to the ground forty to fifty feet below

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Case details for

Wickman v. Northwestern Ins. Co.

Case Details

Full title:WICKMAN v. NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE CO

Court:U.S.

Date published: Dec 10, 1990

Citations

498 U.S. 1013 (1990)

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