Insurance Co. v. Lauderdale

This is a suit upon a policy of accident insurance issued by the plaintiff in error upon the life of Munford Lauderdale, and made payable, in the event of his death, to his wife, Mrs. Jessie Lauderdale. The indemnity provided by the contract of insurance was against injuries happening to the insured from external,' violent, and accidental means, which, in case of temporary disability or permanent misadventure, was to be apportioned according to a graduated scale; but, in the event such' injuries resulted in death, the whole principal of $2,000 became payable.

The said Munford ' Lauderdale…