Hawes v. Kansas Farm Bureau

The opinion of the court was delivered by

McFarland, J.:

This is an action by a beneficiary seeking to collect under accidental death double indemnity provisions in two life insurance policies. The trial court held in favor of the defendant insurance company and plaintiff appeals therefrom.

One of the issues before the trial court was whether or not the insured died as the result of an accident. The trial court found that the death was the result of an accident. This finding is not challenged on appeal. The pertinent facts may be summarized as follows. In December 1980, two events of…