Budzinski v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

These two suits by the plaintiffs as beneficiaries under life insurance policies issued by the respective defendants, presenting the same questions of law, were consolidated for trial and have been considered together on this appeal from a denial of reserved motions for directed verdicts and motions for new trials.

The facts are not in dispute. Defendants have paid the life insurance benefits under the policies and the suits were instituted to recover payment under the accidental death provisions contained therein. One policy insured against death resulting, “directly and independently of all…