Farnsley's Administrator v. Philadelphia Life Insurance

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Hannah

Reversing.

TMs action was instituted on what is usually termed an accident insurance policy, insuring Frank _R. Farnsley against ‘‘accidental death (suicide, sane or insane not covered) * * * for loss of life, seven hundred dollars. ’ ’

The petition after setting out plaintiff’s capacity to sue, and its appointment as administrator of the estate of Frank R. Farnsley, is as follows:

“Plaintiff says that on the 4th day of December, 1912, the defendant, the Philadelphia Life Insurance Company, a corporation of Philadelphia, PaM> engaged in the life and accident…