Foster v. Stonebridge Life Ins. Co.

Brazil, J.;

This appeal arises out of a claim made under an accidental death insurance policy. The ultimate issue is whether the insured’s accident was the proximate cause of her deatii. Marie Foster, the insured, tripped over a curb, fell, and broke her hip on August 1, 2009. On August 2, she had hip surgery, and on August 3, she died after suffering cardiac arrest. Marie’s daughter, Tina Foster, made a claim for benefits under Marie’s accidental death *4policy issued by Stonebridge Life Insurance Company, which Stonebridge denied because it found that Marie’s death was not due to bodily…