Horsfall v. Pacific Mutual Life Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mount, J.

Action to recover upon an accident insurance policy issued by appellant to John Horsfall during his lifetime. The respondent, Kate Horsfall, is the beneficiary under the policy in case of the death of the insured as the result of an accident covered by the policy. Plaintiff had judgment below, and defendant appeals.

The policy of insurance is in the usual form of accident insurance, and provides, among other things, for a weekly indemnity in case of injury from accident, and for a principal sum of $1,200 to he paid to the wife of the insured in…