Linden Motor Freight Co., Inc. v. Travelers Ins. Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Hall, J.

The issue here is the plaguing one of the meaning of language frequently used in personal insurance policies conditioning the payment of certain benefits upon the sus-tainment of “bodily injuries effected directly and independently of all other causes through external, violent and accidental means.” The contract issued by the defendant was one of insurance upon the life of Edward Salz, an employee of the plaintiff, in which the employer, a trucking concern, was designated as beneficiary. It provided for payment of double the $10,000 face amount…