Harrington v. Interstate Business Men's Accident Ass'n

On May 8, 1917, plaintiff’s decedent, John C. Vogel, lost his life in a fire which partially consumed a moving picture theatre known as the Crown Theatre, located in the village of Red Jacket, Houghton county, Michigan, of which he was owner and manager. He held an accident insurance policy issued to him by defendant under the terms of which a maximum death loss of $5,000 was provided with certain conditions and limitations, that involved here being:

“The insurance provided for loss by accidental means shall not exceed: * * * (2) Five Hundred Dollars ($500) if the loss be caused by (a) * * *…