In this action brought to recover under the double indemnity benefit provisions of four policies of life insurance, Special Term granted defendant's motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint. The court below found, as a matter of law, that the death of the insured was due to the "taking of poison", and, hence, recovery was barred under the provisions of the insurance policies which excluded death...
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