New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. Perryman

Perryman, the appellee, sued the New Amsterdam Casualty Company, the appellant, on a contract of accident insurance. The policy of insurance was made an exhibit to the declaration. A demurrer was interposed thereto and was overruled by the court, and the case proceeded to trial, resulting in a judgment for the amount of the demand, from which appeal is prosecuted by the casualty company.

The contract undertook to insure appellee “against loss resulting solely from bodily injuries, effected directly and independently of all other causes, through accidental means (excluding suicide, sane or…