Roberts v. Woodmen Accident Co.

Mrs. Roberts, plaintiff below, was beneficiary in an accident insurance policy issued by Woodmen Accident Company, defendant below, on the life of her husband, now deceased. Suit was for the death benefit. Judgment was for plaintiff and defendant appeals. The parties will be referred to herein as plaintiff and defendant.

Insured had suffered for two years prior to his death from an enlarged spleen, which ailment grew progressively worse. The spleen is an organ about two and one-half inches wide by three inches long, inclosed in a covering or capsule. It lies in the upper left quadrant of the…