Sanders v. Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co.

WALKER, Circuit Judge.

This was a suit on a life insurance policy dated December 15, 1919, whereby the appellee, for the consideration stated, agreed to pay $20,000 to the insured on the 15th day of December, 1929, or, in the event of the insured’s prior death, to his executors, administrators, or assigns. The policy contained the following provisions:

“Double Indemnity. — The company will pay double the face amount of this policy if the death of the insured results from bodily injury, except these provisions do not apply if the insured shall engage in military or naval service or any allied…