Bingham v. Continental Casualty Co.

Opinion op the Court by

Judge Dietzman

— Affirming.

In this action brought, by the appellant against the appellee to recover the amount of an accident insurance policy on the life of her husband of which she was. the beneficiary, the court, at the close of her case, peremptorily instructed the jury to find for the appellee, and she has appealed.

The policy sued on insured the life of Ed Bingham against loss effected solely and independently of all other causes by the happening of an external, violent, and purely accidental event. A subsequent clause in the policy provided that it did not cover…