Travelers Insurance Co. v. Blake

This is a suit to recover upon an accident insurance policy.

The record discloses substantially the following facts: Plaintiff, a traveling salesman, engaged in selling shoes, carried a policy of insurance with the defendant, providing indemnity for bodily injuries effected through accidental means. While in the performance of his duties, on Saturday, February 18, 1931, a sample shoe case with a metal corner fell from the top of another case, hitting the outside ankle of his right leg and left a small red mark which gave him some pain, but plaintiff continued with his work although it was…