Vollrath v. Central Life Insurance

Mr. Presiding Justice Crow

delivered the opinion of the court.

The suit below was assumpsit upon an insurance policy for $1,000, containing a clause for double insurance benefit in case of accidental death. The clauses of the policy pertinent to a disposition of the question presented for decision are:

“In event this policy becomes a recognized claim as a result of accidental death, the Company will pay double the face of the policy, subject to the conditions and privileges herein contained, and in accordance with the clause, ‘Double Insurance Benefit from Accid.6nta,l DgSiIjIi ^ *

“The Company…