Washington Nat. Ins. Co. v. Chavez

NEALON, Chief Justice.

Appellee, Paulina Chavez, sued appellant for $1,000 the amount of the indemnity provided in a policy of insurance issued ■by appellant upon the life of appellee’s husband, Ben Chavez. The policy provided for liability only in the event that the insured came to his death solely through external, violent, and accidental means, directly and independent of all other causes. It was issued “subject to all the conditions and limitations hereinafter contained.” Expressly excluded from its coverage was “suicide, sane or insane,” and among the miscellaneous provisions it was…