Harris v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

Mrs. Bessie Harris brought suit against Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, alleging that she was the beneficiary under two policies of life insurance issued to her husband, Ford B. Harris, which provided for payment of a double indemnity if his death occurred as a result of accidental means; that is, resulting wholly and exclusively from bodily injuries effected through external, violent, and accidental means; that at the time of the death of the insured the policies were in full force, all premiums having been fully paid; that on September 21, 1940, the insured died as a result, directly…