Orton v. Liberty National Life Insurance

WRIGHT, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal from a summary judgment. Plaintiff filed suit against defendant Liberty National Life Insurance Company for accidental death benefits under four policies of insurance issued by the defendant on the life of Henry E. Orton, Sr. Three of the policies were life insurance policies which paid double indemnity for accidental death. The other was an accident policy. The defendant has paid all non-accidental death benefits due but refused to pay any of the benefits for accidental death.

Defendant answered plaintiff’s complaint alleging, inter alia, that the…