Kinnavy v. Traill

Plaintiffs husband, Robert J. Kin-navy, was a vice-president of Bastían — Blessing Company, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The employees of Bastían — Blessing Company were insured under a group accident policy, issued by defendant in the amount of $50,000.00 for accidental death.

Mr. Kinnavy lived in Benton Harbor, Michigan, and commuted to work each day in his personally-owned Piper-Cherokee airplane. Plaintiff would drive her husband to the airport in Benton Harbor and he would then fly to Sky Harbor airport, a small field on the northwest side of Chicago. Mr. Kinnavy kept a car at Sky…