Union Accident Co. v. Willis
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Error from Superior Court, Muskogee County; Action by Mary Willis, an infant, by her guardian, W. P. Donnell, against the Union Accident Company, a corporation. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
SHARP, C.
Between the hours of eight and nine o’clock on the evening of December 10, 1909, the insured,' Riley W. Willis, while walking along the street in the city of Ardmore, was knocked down by a blow in the face struck by one Ernest Keys. Striking the pavement, the insured sustained a fracture of the skull, resulting in his death. The action against the defendant is brought by the guardian of the beneficiary/ and is to recover on a certain accident policy issued on the life of said Riley W. Willis.
THe defense in this court is predicated upon two certain provisions of the policy,…
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