Broyles v. Order of United Commercial Travelers of America

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Thiele, J.:

This was an action to recover death benefits under an accident insurance policy. There were two trials in the district *75court, at the first of which the Hon. J. T. Cooper presided as judge, and his death having intervened, the second was before his successor, the Hon. LeRoy Bradfield. At the first trial defendant’s demurrer to plaintiff’s evidence was overruled, and the defendant having elected to stand on its demurrer, the cause was submitted to a jury which returned á verdict in favor of the plaintiff. Thereafter, the defendant’s motion for…