WASHINGTON v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.


372 Mass. 714 (1977)

363 N.E.2d 683

RUTH WASHINGTON vs. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Hampden.

June 8, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert Murphy for the plaintiff.

David O. Burbank for the defendant.

Present: QUIRICO, KAPLAN, WILKINS, & LIACOS, JJ.


WILKINS, J.

The plaintiff sued for accidental death benefits under policies insuring the life of her husband. Each policy provided that an amount twice the amount shown on the face of the policy would be paid "upon receipt of due proof that the death of the Insured occurred as the result, directly and independently of all other causes, of bodily injury caused solely by external, violent, and accidental means."

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