Legal Opinion

Hartin v. Sovereign Camp W. O. W.

Supreme Court of South Carolina

Decided May 8, 1923No. 11219PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

May 8, 1923. The opinion of the Court was delivered by This is an action on a policy in the Woodmen of the World. The verdict and judgment thereon was for the defendant, and the plaintiff appealed.

I. The first assignment of error it that his Honor erred in charging the jury:

"I charge you that if you find that the insured came to his death by his own hand or act, whether sane or insane, the defendant is not liable."

The appellant claims that if the insured killed himself accidentally, the defendant is liable. Appellant admits that his Honor charged in the words of the policy. There was no error…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. McKendree v. Southern States Life InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1919
  2. Latimer v. Sovereign Camp Woodmen of the WorldSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1901

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Blackmon v. United InsuranceSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1959
  2. Swofford v. Life Insurance Co. of Va.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1931
  3. Mandis v. New York Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1935
  4. Gibson v. Reliance Life Insurance Co.Supreme Court of South Carolina · 1934

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