Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Edwards

James L. Edwards sued on an accident policy issued to him by the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, seeking to recover for the alleged loss of the sight of his right eye. He alleged in part that under the terms of the policy “the defendant insured petitioner against the results of bodily injuries caused by violent and accidental means, and that, among other insurance, defendant agreed to pay for the accidental loss of an eye the sum of $1666.66;” that while the policy was in force, on May 27, 1927, in the City of Columbus he was thrown out of his car, and, “among other injuries he sustained…