See v. United Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harvey, C. J.:

This was an action on a policy of insurance which provided indemnity for accidental death. A trial by the court resulted in judgment for plaintiff. Defendant has appealed.

The pertinent facts may be stated briefly as follows: In November, 1944, the Rev. Joseph N. See, and his wife, Florence C. See, were residents of Mentor, Kansas. About that time he received from defendant — an Illinois corporation with headquarters in Chicago, which was not then authorized to do business in Kansas but obtained such authority about a year later — some…