Valente v. Commercial Insurance Co. of Newark, NJ

Plaintiff, Anna Salengo, is the named beneficiary in an accident insurance policy issued to her deceased husband, John J. Salengo, on April 16, 1956, by the Metropolitan Casualty Insurance Company of New York. The liabilities on policies issued by this company were contractually assumed by the defendant.

Plaintiff’s suit is brought to recover $2,000, the face of the policy, under the claim that Mr. Salengo died on November 15, 1963 as a result of accidental bodily injury suffered on August 8, 1963. Jury trial resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff.

The case is here on defendant’s…