Beane v. Continental Casualty Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from tbe circuit court of Bolivar county. Hon. Sam C. Cook, Judge. Suit by Mrs. Anna L. Beane against tbe Continental Casualty Company. From a judgment, plaintiff appeals. Tbe facts are fully stated in tbe opinion of tbe court.
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Appeal from tbe circuit court of Bolivar county. Hon. Sam C. Cook, Judge. Suit by Mrs. Anna L. Beane against tbe Continental Casualty Company. From a judgment, plaintiff appeals. Tbe facts are fully stated in tbe opinion of tbe court. Tbe sole contention óf tbe appellant in tbis case is that Beane was not killed or injured in any occupation or exposure more hazardous than that in which be was insured, or while doing any act or thing pertaining to any such occupation, in other words, it being true that Beane was conductor at tbe time tbe policy was issued and paid for, and was killed while…
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
Appellee, an accident insurance company, on February 22, 1909, upon application of Lawrence H. Beane, issued to him its insurance policy, whereby it promised to pay his mother, appellant herein, the principal sum of one thousand dollars upon the death of the insured caused by accident. On December 11, 1910, the insured was accidentally killed, and this is an action by appellant as beneficiary, to recover the full amount of the policy.
In his application for insurance Mr. Beane gave his occupation as “freight conductor.” He then resided in *819Vicksburg, Mississippi, and was employed by the Yazoo &…
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