Washington Fidelity National Insurance v. Anderson

Appellee brought suit against appellant company on a sick and accident insurance policy to recover $500, penalty and attorney’s fee, on a policy issued to her husband, Ed Anderson, on September 22, 1930, alleging that Anderson died on October 3, 1930, from ptomaine poisoning as the result of having accidentally eaten some spoiled food a few days before.

The policy provides in the second paragraph of the first page that Anderson was insured from the date thereof (September 22, 1930) until 12 o’clock noon the first day of November, 1930, and for such further periods, etc.

The insured died October…