Holstine v. Connecticut General Life Insurance

*818MEMORANDUM OPINION

JOE J. FISHER, Chief Judge.

The facts and principles applicable to the instant case are recognized by all parties; yet, reconciling these facts and concepts into legal realities has proven a most delicate task. Plaintiff, beneficiary under an insurance policy issued by Defendant company, sues because Defendant refused to pay $50,000.00 in accidental death benefits.1 Defendant bases his refusal to pay on terms of the policy which limit recovery to situations in which due proof is furnished that the insured died as a result of an accidental injury, directly and independently of…