Fleming v. Connecticut General Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Heher, J.

The challenged judgment was entered on a directed verdict in favor of defendant. The pleaded cause of action is grounded upon a policy of insurance issued by defendant, indemnifying plaintiff “against loss resulting directly, and independently of all other causes, from bodily injuries effected solely through accidental means.” Plaintiff fell or was thrown under the wheels of a train of the Erie Railroad Company, at its Arlington station, and suffered the loss of both feet. The indemnity provided by the policy for such an injury was the sum of…