TRIVETTE v. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 13910.

283 F.2d 441 (1960)

Mildred C. TRIVETTE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit.

October 31, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O. T. Hinton, Pikeville, Ky., for appellant, Herman G. Dotson, and Hinton & May, Pikeville, Ky., on the brief.

R. Lee Blackwell, Louisville, Ky., for appellee, Thomas W. Bullitt and Bullitt, Dawson & Tarrant, Louisville, Ky., on the brief.

Before MILLER and POPE, Circuit Judges, and KENT, District Judge.


KENT, District Judge.

This action is based upon four policies of insurance issued by the defendant company prior to the death of the insured, Maurice Trivette, of which the plaintiff widow was the beneficiary. Under the terms of the policies "double indemnity" was to be paid in the event of accidental death. The principal amount of the four policies was $30,000, which was paid by the defendant company. The District Court directed a verdict against the plaintiff (appellant...

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