Calkins v. National Travelers Benefit Ass'n

This is an action in the name of the legal beneficiary, upon an accident policy, to recover the amount-allowed thereby for the death of the insured in the event that death resulted “directly, independently, and exclusively of any and all other causes from bodily injuries effected solely through accidental means. ’ ’ The petition is. in the usual form, and the defense relied upon is the general issue.

Raymond Calkins, the insured, is described as a man about 34 years of age, a veterinarian, practicing his profession in Clarke County, a man of education, possessing a knowledge of chemistry and…