Allen v. Gleaner Life Insurance Society

George Allen was accidentally shot October 18,1932, while hunting. He had two policies in defendant company, attached to which policies was a. double indemnity agreement issued by defendant in consideration of the payment of an additional premium. This double indemnity agreement provided defendant would pay double the face value of each of the policies providing death of the insured should result from accidental bodily injury.

Between two and three weeks after plaintiff was shot, he was taken severely sick and died December 3, 1932. Defendant paid the single indemnity on the policies, and…