DOWNS v. NATIONAL CASUALTY CO.


146 Conn. 490 (1959)

WALTER W. DOWNS v. NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY

Supreme Court of Connecticut.

Decided June 5, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

T. Holmes Bracken and Robert E. Mansfield, for the appellant (plaintiff).

William E. Glynn, for the appellee (defendant).

BALDWIN, KING, MURPHY, MELLITZ and PHILLIPS, JS.


MELLITZ, J.

The plaintiff sustained injuries in an airplane accident when a privately owned airplane in which he was a passenger crashed while landing at a privately owned airstrip. He was insured at the time under an accident and health policy issued by the defendant. The trial court concluded on the facts that there was no liability under the policy, and the plaintiff has appealed.

The insuring clause of the policy provides "indemnity for loss of life, limb...

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