Merbitz v. Great National Life Insurance Co.

HUTCHINSON, Justice.

This suit seeks the determination of which of two life insurance policies was effective for the purpose of fixing the expiration date of the two year suicide clause.

Appellee, Great National Life Insurance Company, formerly USLife Life Insurance Company, instituted this suit against appellant, Lloyd A. Merbitz, for a declaratory judgment that it was not liable for life benefits under policy numbered 213,196 insuring the life of appellant’s wife and bearing an effective date of June 1, 1974. Ap-pellee also sought a determination that its liability on an identical policy…