Despiau v. United States Casualty Co.

BINGHAM, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Federal District Court for Puerto Rico in an action at law brought by the beneficiary of an accident insurance policy, to recover the sum of $7,500. The policy was taken out by the plaintiff’s husband, Rodolfo Mangual, and covered a period of twelve months from the 10th day of February, 19.32. A condition of the policy was that the loss sustained should result “directly and independently of any and all other causes, from bodily injury effected solely through accidental means.”

This case has been tried twice. At the first trial,…