Perry v. HARTFORD ACCIDENT AND INDEMNITY COMPANY

This is an action by the beneficiary of a deceased insured upon a group accident policy issued by the defendant insurance company. The plaintiff appealed from a judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict in defendant’s favor.

The policy provided benefits for death caused “* * * directly and independently of all other causes * * #” by accidental bodily injury. The policy also excluded loss from death “caused by or resulting from: * * * sickness or disease or medical or surgical treatment * *

On April 14, 1966, the insured was involved in a fairly minor automobile accident in which the…