Yates v. Bankers Life & Casualty Co.

Plaintiff, Christena Yates, mother of the decedent, Oliver Yates, instituted proceedings to recover as beneficiary under an insurance policy issued by the defendant, Bankers Life and Casualty Company, on the life of the decedent. The jury returned a verdict in favor of plaintiff in the amount of $2000 upon which the circuit court of Sangamon County entered judgment. The Appellate Court, however, reversed that judgment on the ground that the evidence did not establish that the decedent met his death by accidental means, and this court has allowed plaintiff leave to appeal therefrom.

The sole…