Moorman v. Interstate Life & Accident Co.

On April 13, 1936, the defendant issued an industrial insurance policy to Charlie H. Moorman in the sum of $312, with a provision for the payment of double indemnity in case of accidental death. The insured was acci-dently killed by electrocution on June 11, 1936.

On June 24, 1936, defendant paid to the plaintiff beneficiary the sum of $317, taking her release, and at the same time denied its liability for the double indemnity.

The suit to recover on the double indemnity provision of the policy was begun in October, 1937.

The defendant invokes the following* provision of the policy as a bar to a…