Carpenter v. American Accident Co.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Benet, J. Chester, S. C., March, 1895. Action by Simon P. Carpenter and James S. C. Carpenter, as administrators of the estate of Charles W. Carpenter, against The American Accident Company, to recover $2,500, the amount for which the defendant had insured Charles W. Carpenter against death by external, violent, and accidental means, On the 19th February, 1894, the deceased was kicked in the head by a mule, which he slapped on the rump with his hand, holding a lighted…
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Before Benet, J. Chester, S. C., March, 1895. Action by Simon P. Carpenter and James S. C. Carpenter, as administrators of the estate of Charles W. Carpenter, against The American Accident Company, to recover $2,500, the amount for which the defendant had insured Charles W. Carpenter against death by external, violent, and accidental means, On the 19th February, 1894, the deceased was kicked in the head by a mule, which he slapped on the rump with his hand, holding a lighted lantern in the other. Fie died February 22, 1894. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendant appeals. '
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Jones.
This is a suit upon an accident policy of insurance for $2,500, issued by the defendant company to Charles W. Carpenter, late of Chester, S. C. The defendant is a foreign corporation, incorporated under the laws of Kentucky, did business in accident insurance in this State, and had local agents at Chester, S. C. The policy insured “C. W. Carpenter, of Chester, S. C., for three calendar mouths, beginning at noon on the 12th day of February, 1894, * * * against bodily injuries sustained through external, violent, and accidental means,”…
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