Brooks v. Metropolitan Life Insurance

Supreme Court of California · Decided 1945-11-27

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GIBSON, C. J. This is a suit on an accident insurance policy issued by defendant to plaintiff’s husband, S. B. Brooks. The policy insured Brooks “against the results of bodily injuries . . . caused directly and independently of all other causes by violent and accidental means,” and provided for double indemnity if the injuries be received “in consequence of the burning of any buildin…

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