Modern Woodmen of America v. Kincheloe
Indiana Supreme Court
From Posey Circuit Court; Walter S. Jackson, Special Judge. Action by Emily Kinclieloe against the Modern Woodmen of America. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals. Transferred from Appellate Court under §1394 Burns 1908, subd. 2, acts 1901 p. 565, §10.
1Opinion of the CourtMorris, J.
Suit by appellee, beneficiary in a benefit certificate issued by appellant to one Baldwin, grandson of appellee. The certificate provided that the sum of $1,000 should be paid to appellee in case of Baldwin’s death, unless *565caused by suicide. Appellant filed an answer which admitted the death, but alleged that Baldwin committed suicide. This was the only question of fact in issue. There was a trial by a jury, resulting in a verdict and judgment for appellee.
1. Appellant relies on two alleged errors of the lower court, viz., the refusal to give to the jury its requested instruction ten, and the…
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