Cobb v. Aetna Life Insurance Co.

SCOTT, Justice.

This is an appeal by defendant, Aetna Life Insurance Company (Aetna), from three separate judgments of $97,576.84 each in favor of plaintiffs Louise B. Cobb, 1 Josephine B. Carpenter, and George B. Benz.

George W. Benz (hereafter the insured) died on June 22, 1974, at the age of 68. At the time of death he was an insured under a group policy issued by Aetna 2 providing accidental death benefit coverage. Under the terms of the policy, Aetna agreed to pay the sum of $250,000 upon proof of accidental death. The insured’s three children were the beneficiaries of this insurance…