Tabler v. Standard Insurance Company

*167HOLMAN, J.

This is an action by the beneficiary of a deceased insured upon the double indemnity provision of a group accident policy issued by the defendant insurance company. The plaintiff appealed from a judgment of involuntary nonsuit.

The policy provided benefits for loss of life “* * * as a direct result of accidental bodily injuries, independently of all other causes * * *.” It also provided that “* * * no payment will be made for any loss caused wholly or partly, directly or indirectly by: * * * (2) bodily or mental infirmity, sickness or disease, * * *.”

Decedent was 52 years of age and…