Clay v. New York Life Insurance Co.

In an action upon the double indemnity feature of a life insurance policy, plaintiff recovered a verdict. Defendant moved for judgment notwithstanding the verdict, which was denied and judgment was entered, from which the defendant has appealed. The death of the insured was admitted, and the defendant paid the face of its life insurance policy but refused to pay the double indemnity under the provision which covered death resulting directly and independently of all other causes, from bodily injuries effected solely through external, violent, and accidental cause, but not if the death resulted…