Monroe v. First Nat. Life Ins.

Clem Monroe claims the sum of 884 for twelve weeks’ disability under an insurance policy issued in his favor by the defendant and, also, a penalty for a like amount and 859 additional for attorney’s fees under Act No. 310 of 1910, alleging that the disability was the result of an accident on April 14, 1931.

The defense is that the disability resulted from the intentional act of one James Edwards in wounding plaintiff with a pistol by shooting him in the thigh, which risk is specially excepted from coverage by clause 9 of the conditions of the policy sued upon reading, in part, as follows:…