Kundiger v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

Streissguth, Justice.

■ Action to recover accidental death benefits under an industrial life insurance policy, its face amount having been paid prior to suit. The court at the close of the testimony directed a verdict for defendant, and plaintiff appeals from an order denying a new trial.

The policy provided that accidental death benefits could accrue only if death occurred “as a result, directly and independently of all other causes, of bodily injuries, effected solely through external, violent and accidental means, of which, except in case of drowning or of internal injuries revealed by an…