SAWYER v. LIFE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF TENN.

No. 29.

156 S.E.2d 753 (1967)

271 N.C. 410

Helen E. SAWYER v. LIFE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY OF TENNESSEE.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

September 20, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carter & Ross, Washington, for plaintiff.

Rodman & Rodman, Washington, for defendant.


BRANCH, Justice.

Appellant's assignments of error as to denial of motions for nonsuit and denial of its request for peremptory instruction challenge the sufficiency of the evidence to go to the jury.

Appellant contends that the death of insured resulted directly from insured's voluntary act and aggressive misconduct and therefore did not come within the policy provision of death resulting from "bodily injury effected solely through violent, external and accidental...

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