United Life & Accident Insurance v. Prostic

The appeal is from a judgment for additional, double indemnity payable under insurance against death “as the result of bodily injury * * * through external, violent, and accidental means, * * * provided such death shall not result from homicide.” Death resulted from injuries received by the insured in a severe beating by robbers, and the appellant contends that as it resulted from homicide the further indemnity is not payable. The fact that a severe beating by robbers was the cause of death is not denied by the plaintiff. On the contrary, it is relied upon as bringing the death within the…