Henry v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

Defendant insurance company appeals from a $5,000 nonjury judgment against it, under a “death through accidental means” provision of a group policy. Defendant contends that the insured’s death resulted from his own aggression and was not accidental within the meaning of the policy.

The decedent, Donald A. Henry, as a United States Post Office employee, was covered under a group life insurance policy issued by defendant, which provided in part :

“ (B) Insurance for Death or Dismemberment by Accidental Means: — Upon receipt by the office of notice and satisfactory proof, as required herein, that…