Begley v. Prudential Insurance

The plaintiff is the beneficiary named in three policies of insurance issued by the defendant company on the life of her late husband. The policies each contained a provision for double indemnity benefits payable ‘ ‘ upon receipt * * * [by the company] * * * of due proof that the death of the Insured occurred as a result, directly and independently of all other causes, of bodily injuries effected solely through external, violent and accidental means ” except that it would not be paid “ if * * * death results * * * (c) from suicide ”.

Before commencing the within suit and within the time…