Bickes v. Travelers Insurance

Margaret Bickes, as beneficiary, sued the Travelers Insurance Company for $10,000 on an accident insurance policy issued to her husband, Roy W. Bickes. At the close of the plaintiff’s evidence the court sustained a motion for a nonsuit and dismissed the case.

Bickes died November 1, 1927. The plaintiff claims, and the defendant denies, that his death resulted from bodily injuries effected through external, violent and accidental means, within the terms of the policy.

The plaintiff testified that she had known Bickes ten years; that for six years they were husband and wife; that he had splendid…