Interstate Business Men's Acc. Ass'n of Des Moines v. Lester
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the District of Kansas; John C. Pollock, Judge. Action by Edith A. Lester against the Interstate Business Men’s Accident Association of Des Moines, Iowa. Judgment for plaintiff, and defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
AMIDON, District Judge.
This action was brought by the plaintiff, Mrs. Lester, against the Insurance Association, as defendant, to recover on an accident policy covering the life of her husband, Dr. Pliny P. Lester. The policy insured him “while he is engaged in the occupation of a physician and surgeon * * * in case of death effected directly and independently of any other contributing, concurring or intervening cause, by external violent and accidental means,” When the insurance was taken out, in January, 1913, and at the time of his death, Dr. Lester was engaged in the practice of his…
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