Legal Opinion
Svenson v. Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1937No. 10742PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SANBORN,' Circuit Judge.
This is- an appeal from a judgment entered upon a ■ directed verdict for defendant in an action to recover double indemnity for accidental death under a $10,000 policy of life insurance payable to the estate of the insured.
Olander Benson was the insured. He died February 22, 1934. His executors claimed double indemnity on the ground that his death was accidental under the terms of the policy. The company paid the face of the policy, denying that the death was accidental. The executors brought this action under the double indemnity provision of the policy, which…
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