Fries v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance

The plaintiff brought this action to recover under the accidental death benefit coverage of a policy of insurance issued to her husband by the defendant. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. On motion of the defendant for judgment non obstante veredicto, the trial court set aside the judgment rendered on the verdict of the jury and caused judgment to be entered for the defendant. From this order of the trial court the plaintiff appeals.

The evidence discloses that plaintiff’s husband at the time of his death was a man 71 years of age; his vocation was that of a food broker and he was…