Orrill v. Prudential Life Insurance

ST. SURE, District Judge.

Plaintiff, the widow of a retired army officer, sues defendant to recover $10,000 on the accidental death benefit provision of a policy of life insurance in which her husband, Captain Orrill, was the insured and she was the beneficiary. The face of the policy provided for the payment, upon proof of death of insured, of $10,000, which has been paid. The question for decision is whether Captain Orrill’s death was caused solely by accidental means entitling plaintiff to the payment of an additional $10,000.

The policy was issued on September 10, 1926, to the insured, at…