Order of Railway Conductors of America v. Gregory

GRISSOM, Justice.

Appellee sued appellant upon an accident insurance policy issued to her deceased husband, which provided for payment to her, as beneficiary, of $2,500 in the event of accidental death of the insured under .certain circumstances. The trial resulted in a judgment for appellee for $2,800, which was the face value of the policy, plus $300 attorney’s fees.

The jury found (1) that about February 5, 1934, the insured sustained an injury by means of a fall from a locomotive; (2) that such injury left visible marks upon the body; (3) that the death of the insured was the result of said…