Ballam v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

This is an action of contract brought by the plaintiff as administratrix of the estate of her husband William R. Ballam, deceased, upon two policies of life insurance issued by the defendant, to recover benefits arising under provisions therein for double indemnity in the event of the accidental death of the insured. The declaration contains a count on each of these policies. Such provisions *412of the policy declared on under the first count covered the death of the insured “suffered as a result, directly or independently of all other causes, of bodily injuries sustained . . . solely through…