Christen v. New York Life Ins. Co.

WOODWARD, District Judge.

This is a suit to collect the “double indemnity benefits” on seven policies of insurance entered into by the defendant with Henry J. Christen as the insured, the single indemnity having been paid. In, five of the policies the double indemnity benefits do not apply if the death of the insured resulted from “engaging, as a passenger or otherwise, in aeronautic operations.” In the other two policies the double indemnity benefits do not apply if the death of the insured resulted from “participation as a passenger or otherwise in aviation or aeronautics.”

Henry J. Christen,…