Travelers' Ins. v. Allen
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Nebraska; Thomas C. Munger, Judge. Action by Maude Allen against the Travelers’ Insurance Company. There was a judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
HOOK, Circuit Judge.
This is an action by the beneficiary of a policy of accident insurance issued to Zachariah Cuddington. The insured was found dead in his room in a hotel in Omaha, Neb., on the morning of October 30, 1914. It was agreed that his death resulted from suffocation by gas. The defense was that he committed suicide—a cause of death not covered by the policy. The jury found the issue for the plaintiff, and judgment was rendered accordingly.
[1,2] The defendant contends that the undisputed evidence showed suicide, and therefore the trial court erred in denying its motion for a…
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