Newsoms v. Commercial Casualty Insurance

Sallie Newsoms, plaintiff below and hereafter referred to as plaintiff, was the beneficiary in a policy of insurance for $700.00 upon the life of one William Reid. Upon the death of the assured, resulting from an alleged accident, during the life of the policy, which it is claimed met the condition that the policy insured against, among other things, viz: “Against the effects of injury resulting exclusively of other causes, from bodily injury sustained during the life of this policy solely through external, violent and accidental means.”

Upon the denial of responsibility by the company and…