Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Ins. v. Hogan
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 14, 1932No. 4804PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSparks, Circuit Judge
(after stating the facts as above).
The only controversy presented is whethed insured died by his own hand or act within the purview of the suicide clause contained in the policy. If he did so die, appellee cannot recover; if he did not, the verdict and judgment must stand.
The presumption is that insured’s death was not caused by suieide. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Akens, 150 U. S. 468, 14 S. Ct. 155, 37 L. Ed. 1148.
Where the evidence shows that insured suffered injury which caused his death, and there is no proof from which it can be determined whether it was accidental or…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Wilkinson v. Ætna Life InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1909
- Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. AkensSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Mutual Life Ins. Co. of New York v. GravesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1928
3Cited by4 opinions
- Jefferson Standard Life Ins. Co. v. ClemmerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1935
- Cohen v. Travelers Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1943
- Ocean Accident & Guarantee Corporation v. SchachnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1934
- Floramo v. Monumental Life InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1978