Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. Asbell

SOPER, Circuit Judge.

These suits under the two life insurance policies and the beneficial certificate in suit involve only the question whether the death of the policy holder resulted from bodily injury effected solely through external, violent and accidental means independently and exclusively of all other causes. The suit against the life insurance company is based on two policies for $5,000 and $2,000 respectively, each of which contains the usual double indemnity clause in case of death caused solely by accident. The company paid the face amount of the policies before suit, so that only…