Robinson v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

Mr. PRESIDING JUSTICE JIGANTI

delivered the opinion of the court:

The plaintiff, Elma Robinson, brought suit in the circuit court of Cook County against the defendant, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, to recover accidental death insurance benefits following the death of her son. The trial court, sitting without a jury, found the death was not an accident and entered judgment in favor of the defendant.

The plaintiff argues on appeal that death resulted from an intentional injection of a narcotic substance which caused a hypersensitivity reaction. She contends that the death was accidental…