United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. v. Blum
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Northern Division of the Western District of Washington; Edward E. Cush-man, Judge: Action by Estelle R. Blum against the United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
WOLVERTON, District Judge.
This is an action by the defendant in error to recover damages for the death of her husband, Samuel Blum, under a policy insuring against accident issued by the plaintiff in error. The policy covers “loss or disability resulting from bodily injuries effected directly and independently of all other cause through external, violent and accidental means (excluding suicide, sane or insane, or any attempt thereat).”
At the close of plaintiff’s case a motion for nonsuit on the part of the defendant was denied. At the close of the entire evidence the defendant demurred ore…
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