Goldberg v. UNITED LIFE & ACC. INS. CO., CONCORD, NH

Conceding, without deciding, that the plaintiff’s evidence in some aspects is sufficient to show prima facie that the insured met his death through accidental means within the insuring provisions of the policies, even so, the evidence discloses conclusively that the insured met his death by homicide as the result of being struck by Dr. Black. True, it may be inferred that Dr. Black was incited to action by the insulting language of the insured and that in striking the blow he had no intent to kill. Nevertheless, the rule is that no words, however violent or insulting, justify a blow. Lewis v.…