Headlee v. New York Life Insurance

RUDOLPH, J..

This is an action to recover under the double indemnity provisions of a policy of insurance upon the life of Robert J. Headlee, issued by the defendant, New York Life Insurance Company. The defendant paid the death indemnity and it is only the feature of double indemnity that is involved in this action, which, under the terms of the policy, is to be paid if death resulted from accidental means. Accidental means is defined as death resulting. “directly and independently of all other causes from bodily injury effected solely through external, violent and accidental means * * *…