Independent Life & Accident Insurance v. Maxwell

HOLMES, Judge.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict and judgment rendered thereon in a suit for payments allegedly due on four separate policies of insurance issued by appellant-insurance company insuring the life of appellee’s wife against death by accidental means.

Appellant-insurance company denied liability by its plea in short by consent and based its defense on a denial of appellee’s contention that the death of his wife was due to accidental means as covered by the policy.

Trial was held in the Circuit Court of Macon County; the jury rendered a verdict in favor of appellee-plaintiff for…