Appellate Court of Illinois April 27, 1972, 11423 (Hotwick v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States)

Mr. JUSTICE SMITH

delivered the opinion of the court:

This action was brought against an insurance company for double indemnity benefits under an insurance policy by the beneficiary thereof. The insured died as a result of being stabbed in a fight with his stepmother and it was alleged that this was an accidental death so as to entitle the beneficiary to the double indemnity benefits.