Allred v. Prudential Insurance Company of America

Winbokne, C. J.:

In the light of the evidence offered upon trial in Superior Court, taken most favorably to plaintiff, and giving to him the benefit of every reasonable inference, did the death of the insured result, directly and independently of all other causes, of bodily injuries effected through external, violent and accidental means, within the meaning of the accidental means death benefit provision contained in the policy of insurance in suit? Principles applied in decisions of this Court dictate a negative answer. See Clay v. Ins. Co., 174 N.C. 642, 94 S.E. 289; Mehaffey v. Ins. Co.,…