Binder v. Commercial Travelers Mut. Acc. Ass'n of America

CLARK, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, the widow of Arthur J. Binder, is the beneficiary named in an accident policy on his life issued by defendant. The policy insured against death “which is the direct and proximate result of and which is caused solely and exclusively by external, violent and accidental means.” Plaintiff claimed that her husband’s death was due to an automobile accident, while defendant contended that his death was due to a coronary thrombosis, just prior to and actually the cause of the accident. Defendant also claimed that the proof of loss submitted to it by plaintiff was…