Drown v. New Amsterdam Casualty Co.

The plaintiff has appealed from the judgment upon the judgment-roll alone. The court below having sustained the demurrer to the complaint' without leave to amend, the sole question presented is whether the complaint states a cause of action.

The action is by the administrator of the estate of Archer Cullen Drown to recover the proceeds of a policy issued by the defendant company insuring the said Archer Cullen Drown against death by accidental means. The complaint alleges that on June 22, 1912, the defendant issued the policy sued on whereby the company agreed “to pay . . . , in the event of…