Atlantic American Life Insurance v. White

HOLMES, Judge.

This is an appeal from a final decree wherein the trial court sitting without a jury awarded appellee-wife the proceeds of an insurance policy. The policy insured *390the life of appellee-wife’s husband and provided coverage for accidental death.. The appellant-insurance company appeals and the issues on appeal are: (1) Did the trial court err in finding that the death of appellee’s husband was “accidental”? (2) Did the court err in finding for the wife when there is evidence that the proceeds of the policy were assigned to the wife’s attorney ?

We answer both in the negative and…