PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA v. McKEEVER

No. 1195.

89 A.2d 229 (1952)

PRUDENTIAL INS. CO. OF AMERICA v. McKEEVER.

Municipal Court of Appeals District of Columbia.

Decided May 19, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John M. Lynham, Washington, D. C. (Arthur P. Drury and John E. Powell, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for appellant.

Jo V. Morgan, Jr., Washington, D. C. (John J. Carmody and Hubert A. Schneider, Washington, D. C., on the brief, for appellee.

Before CAYTON, Chief Judge, and HOOD and QUINN, Associate Judges.


CAYTON, Chief Judge.

Plaintiff sued as beneficiary of two insurance policies issued by defendant on the life of her husband, James McKeever. The policies provided that if the death of the insured occurred, "* * * as a result, directly and independently of all other causes, of bodily injuries effected solely through external, violent and accidental means the Company will pay, [double indemnity] subject * * * to the conditions and exceptions specified * * *." The "conditions...

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