International Travelers' Ass'n v. Yates

Defendant in error was the beneficiary un-<ler an accident policy, which insured her against loss from injuries to her husband, Lewis Frederick Yates, which resulted from “bodily injuries effected directly, independently and exclusive of ' all - other causes through accidental means.”

The policy contained a clause relieving the company from liability should death result “from disease or medical or surgical treatment therefor.”

It was shown without dispute that the assured met his death on June 9, 1927, as the result of the administration of nitrous oxide gas, which was given to him by his…