Beley v. Pennsylvania Mutual Life Insurance

Opinion by

Mr. Chief Justice Horace Stern,

Is the present struggle in Korea a “war” within the meaning of that term as employed in a certain life insurance policy? That is the question for decision in this litigation. In the action brought to recover on such a policy the County Court of Allegheny County awarded to plaintiff, under the terms of the policy, only a return of the amount of the premiums which had been paid thereon. On appeal, the Superior Court reversed and entered judgment for plaintiff for both the face amount of the policy and the additional accidental death benefit. From that…