Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. Morris ex rel. Yesko

DAYIS, Circuit Judge.

In this action to recover the accidental death benefit of $25,000! in a policy of insurance on the life of George Yesko, who died June 12, 1930, from the effect of carbon monoxide poisoning, the defendant, the Prudential Insurance Company, relied principally on the defense of suicide by the insured.

At the trial, which resulted in a verdict and judgment for the plaintiff, the defendant offered certain evidence tending to show that there were strong reasons to induce the insured to take his life. The trial court admitted in evidence several indictments pending in the courts…