Black v. Massachusetts Accident Co.

This is an action of assumpsit brought on an accident policy insuring the plaintiff’s husband against loss of life.

The case was heard in the Superior Court without a jury, and the trial justice rendered a decision for the plaintiff for $150 with interest. The matter is now before this court on the exceptions of both parties to this finding.

To determine the rights of the parties herein, it is necessary for the court to construe the policy in relation to the facts as proved. Its pertinent provisions are as follows:

“Accident Provisions. (C) Total loss of time. In the sum of seventy dollars per…