Thompson v. Aetna Life Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Price, C. J.:

This is an action by a widow-beneficiary to recover the “double indemnity for accidental death” benefits under a life insurance policy.

Judgment was rendered for defendant insurance company, and plaintiff has appealed.

The insured was an employee of the Boeing Company in Wichita, and was insured under a group life insurance policy which provided for payment of double the amount of the policy in the event the insured met accidental death resulting—

“. . . directly and independently of all other causes from bodily injuries . . . sustained…