Legal Opinion
Columbian Nat. Life Ins. v. Comfort
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 4, 1936No. 10484PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Circuit Judge.
Appeal from a judgment on' a verdict rendered in a suit on an accident insurance policy insuring “against loss resulting from bodily injuries, effected directly and independently of all other causes through accidental means.”
The insured, Norman B. Comfort, husband of the beneficiary, appellee herein, was killed January 27, 1934, by a shot from a revolver. The appellant claims that he shot himself intentionally, and the appellee that it was accidental.
At the close of the evidence appellant moved for an instructed verdict on the grounds that: “(1) The evidence is…
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