Wilkinson v. Standard Accident Insurance Co. of Detroit
California Supreme Court
The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtLennon, J.
This action was brought upon a policy which insured the plaintiff’s husband, John H. Wilkinson, against death or disability resulting from accident. From a judgment in plaintiff’s favor defendant appeals.
On October 5, 1914, Wilkinson was found dead in his bedroom by his wife. There was no direct evidence as to the cause of the death, and the findings and judgment of the trial court rest upon the following uncontroverted facts and circumstances : Wilkinson’s wife had gone to his room upon hearing the report of a revolver. The body ¡was found prostrate in front of a white enameled wash-bowl,…
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