Penrose v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

Smith (E. N.), J.

On February 1,1934, the defendant, through its district office at Schenectady, N. Y., issued to George Drake Penrose its accident policy, standard form, No. 984,084, whereby it insured said Penrose “ against the results of bodily injuries sustained while this policy is in force and caused directly and independently of all other causes by violent and accidental means, to wit: — * * * For Loss of Life The Full Principal Sum Above Specified ” ($5,000).

On the 4th of January, 1936, said George Drake Penrose met bis death, which was caused by an accident which was within the terms…