Mason v. Life Casualty Ins. Co. of Tennessee

This is a companion case to Leona Mason v. Life Casualty Ins. Co. of Tenn., a corporation, decided this day and reported in Fla., 41 So.2d 153.

The facts are identical in the two cases with the exception that in the present case the policy involved is an accidental death policy insuring the policyholder against "death resulting solely and exclusively from bodily injuries * * * effected by external, violent and accidental means," and the exception clause of the policy provides, "This policy does not cover * * * loss or injury resulting from the use of intoxicating liquors * * *."

We see no valid…