New York Life Insurance Co. v. Rees

CLAY, Commissioner.

Two suits for double indemnity benefits were brought by appellee plaintiff against appellant defendant insurance companies. They were consolidated for trial, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff on both policies, and a judgment was entered thereon. Defendants have moved for an appeal on the ground the trial court should have directed verdicts in their favor.

The insurance policies contained the customary provision for the payment of double the face of the policy if death “resulted directly and independently of all other causes from bodily injury effected solely…