Charette v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

The action is to recover on a life insurance policy containing a clause for additional payment, of $2,000 in case of death by accident which clause contained the following exception:

“Provided, however, that no accidental death benefit shall be payable if such death resulted from suicide — whether sane or insane; from having been engaged in aviation or submarine operations or in military or naval service in time of war; or from a state of war, riot, or insurrection; or, directly or indirectly from bodily or mental infirmity or disease in any form.”

The only question involved is that of…