South Georgia Brokers, Inc. v. Fidelity Bankers Life Insurance

Quillian, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiff was the beneficiary under an insurance policy insuring the life of Wilbur I. Camp. Camp died November 12, 1969 from a gunshot wound to the head. Defendant had issued a life insurance policy on Camp November 27, 1968, with a two-year suicide clause. Defendant refused to pay. Plaintiff brought this action and appeals from a jury verdict for defendant. Held:

1. Plaintiff contends the court erred in not granting judgment in its favor notwithstanding the jury verdict for defendant. We do not agree. The insured was found alone in his locked office with a revolver…