Collins v. Life Insurance Co. of Virginia

COZORT, Judge.

Plaintiff instituted a civil action to recover as beneficiary under an insurance policy issued by defendant in the sum of $35,000 to be paid if the death of the insured, plaintiffs deceased husband, was the result of accidental means. The trial court entered summary judgment in favor of plaintiff. We affirm.

*568The evidence before the trial court was as follows: The body of plaintiff’s husband, the insured party, was found lying face down in a creek in water approximately one foot deep. Decedent’s clothing had soil stains over the back of the jacket and the seat of the pants. Law…