Walden v. Bankers Life Ass'n
Nebraska Supreme Court
Appeal from the district court for Phelps county: Habby S. Dungan, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtRoot, J.
This is an action to recover upon a certificate of insurance upon the life of the late J. Ranson Walden. The plaintiff prevailed, and the defendant appeals.
The defense is that the deceased committed suicide by the use of cyanic poison, which, if established, should defeat the action. The cause was tried to a jury. No exceptions were taken to the instructions given, nor to the rejection of those requested.
1. The most important assignment of error is that the evidence does not sustain the verdict. The burden is upon the defendant to establish its defense, and the presumption is that Dr.…
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- Wasey v. Travelers' InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1901
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