Kuroske v. Ætna Life Insurance Co.

The policy in question was a so-called “special automobile accident policy,” under the terms of which the liability of the defendant was limited. The policy provided, in part, as follows :

“The insurance under this policy shall not cover accident, injury, death, disability or other loss caused directly or indirectly, wholly or partly, (1) by disease in any form, (2) by gas poisoning or asphyxiation, or (3) by war or any act of war; or sustained by the insured . . . (7) while under the influence oí any intoxicant or narcotic.”

The policy was issued in this state and must be construed as a…