Hesse v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

PEE CUEIAM.

This action is based on an accident insurance policy. On June 6, 1931, the plaintiff fell from a ladder in the basement of his home and sustained a serious injury to the second lumbar vertebra. He was treated at his home for a few days and was then moved to a hospital at Astoria where he remained for one day. Upon the advice of his doctor he was then taken to the Emanuel hospital at Portland where he was confined for about ten days. While in the hospital at Portland he was placed in a plaster of Paris cast which extended from his armpits to his right knee. The plaintiff, after…