Gudewicz v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance

On October 22,1948, the defendant issued a policy for $10,000 on the life of Tadeusz Gudewicz, the son of the plaintiff. The plaintiff was named as beneficiary. The policy provided for an additional benefit of $10,000, for death caused directly by a bodily injury sustained solely by external, violent, and accidental means, if death occurred within 90 days after such injury, and such injury was evidenced by a visible wound or contusion. But the additional benefit was not to be payable “if such death occurs while the insured is in military, naval or air service in time of war, whether such war…