UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S, LONDON, ENG., v. LYONS

Nos. 15412, 15413.

248 F.2d 149 (1957)

UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S, LONDON, ENGLAND, Appellant, v. Jane S. LYONS, Appellee. GLENS FALLS INDEMNITY CO., a corporation, Appellant, v. Jane S. LYONS, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Ninth Circuit.

September 23, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Meindl, Mize & Kriesien, Ray Mize, R. E. Kriesien, Portland, Or., for appellants.

Maguire, Shields, Morrison & Bailey, Robert F. Maguire, Howard K. Beebe, Portland, Or., for appellee.

Before HEALY, POPE, and CHAMBERS, Circuit Judges.


HEALY, Circuit Judge.

Appellee's husband, James Lyons, died while on a hunting trip in Mexico. Appellee, as beneficiary of certain accident insurance policies severally issued the deceased by appellants, brought suit to recover thereon. The suits were consolidated for trial and were heard by the court sitting without a jury. Judgment was granted in appellee's favor.

The sole issue in the case is whether Lyons' death was caused by accidental means. Responsive...

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