LENNIG v. NEW YORK LIFE INS. CO.

No. 7719.

122 F.2d 871 (1941)

LENNIG v. NEW YORK LIFE INS. CO.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

October 1, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

S. Khan Spiegel, of Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.

Joseph S. Conwell, of Philadelphia, Pa. (Joseph S. Conwell, Jr., of Philadelphia, Pa., Louis H. Cooke, of New York City, and Pepper, Bodine, Stokes & Shoch, of Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before MARIS, JONES, and GOODRICH, Circuit Judges.


JONES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal grows out of an action brought by the beneficiary of a contract of life insurance to recover the double indemnity provided for by the policy in the event that the insured died from injuries effected through "external, violent and accidental cause." At trial, the jury disagreed and was discharged. The respective parties then filed separate motions for judgment on the record under Rule 50 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28...

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