Kalahan v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

Under date of May 31, 1943, defendant issued a policy of insurance No. 432-203-551 to Ashley W. Kalahan, agreeing, in consideration of the weekly premium of fifty-three cents, to pay to the plaintiff, as beneficiary named in the policy, the sum of $500 upon due proof of the death of the insured. In addition, defendant also agreed to pay to plaintiff, as beneficiary, upon receipt at its home office of due proof that the death of the insured occurred as a result, directly and independently of all other causes, of bodily injuries effected solely through external, violent and accidental means, a…