STILWELL v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 20410.

327 F.2d 931 (1964)

Delores STILWELL, Appellant, v. The TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

February 17, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John K. Calhoun, Atlanta, Ga., for appellant.

Burt DeRieux, Atlanta, Ga., for appellee.

Before TUTTLE, Chief Judge, and BROWN and BELL, Circuit Judges.


GRIFFIN B. BELL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant claimed accidental death benefits under the terms of a group insurance policy which provided payment if bodily injury was "effected * * * through * * * accidental means." The immediate cause of death, according to the death certificate, was "accidental death due to voluntary hanging."

Whether the means was accidental or intentional was a question of fact, which in this case was submitted to the jury. United States...

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