Samarzich v. Aetna Life Insurance Co.

Plaintiff brought this action to recover the compensation prescribed by the terms of an accident insurance policy. Trial was had before a jury. At the conclusion of plaintiff’s case, defendant ■challenged the legal sufficiency of the evidence, and moved the court for a judgment in its favor, as a matter of law. The court sustained the challenge, and rendered judgment for defendant. The plaintiff has appealed.

We will state briefly the facts upon which the litigation rests: E. A. Webster & Co., a copartnership, was engaged in construction work connected with the Kittitas High-Line reclamation…