Donohue v. Washington Nat. Ins. Co.

Opinion of the Court by

Creal, Commissioner

Reversing.

This is an action on an accident insurance policy which., among* other things, provides for payment of weekly indemnity for a period not exceeding 26 weeks, for “injuries ,sustained solely through external, violent and accidental means, independent of all other cause's,” which “immediately and continuously totally disables the insured from doing any work of any nature.”

In his petition the plaintiff, who is appellant here, claims to have sustained injuries • solely through external, violent, and accidental means which wholly and continuously…