Bouchard v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

On report. The plaintiff, widow of the insured, J. Peter Bouchard, and beneficiary under a policy of insurance issued to him by the defendant company on November 5, 1926, sues in assumpsit to recover additional indemnity on account of his alleged accidental death.

The facts, undisputed, may be stated briefly. Mr. Bouchard ran a restaurant in Orono. One Burton, somewhat under the influence of liquor and making some disturbance while therein, he gently ejected. An altercation followed just outside the door. Blows were exchanged. The proprietor returned to the restaurant very pale, in pain, and…