Northam v. Metropolitan Life Ins. Co.

KNIGHT, Justice.

The complaint, as amended, consisting of only one count, is based upon an accident policy insuring against the “result of bodily injury suffered while the policy was in full force, and caused directly and independently of all other causes by violent and accidental means!” The sufficiency of the com plaint is not now questioned. The defendant pleaded, in short by consent, the general issue, with leave to give in evidence any matter which, if well pleaded, would be admissible in defense of the action. For convenience, the parties will be referred to as they appeared in the lower…