New York Life Ins. v. Roufos

SIMONS, Circuit Judge.

The insurer disputes its liability under the double indemnity clause of an insur*621anee policy issued upon the life of Fotoni A. Roufos, deceased, on February 27, 1922, and appeals from a judgment below on the ground that there was no substantial evidence as to the cause of death, and that the court erroneously placed upon it the burden of establishing disease as a contributing canse.

The double indemnity clause of the policy is in the usual form, imposing liability upon the insurer for:

“Double the face of this policy upon receipt of due proof that the death of the insured…