National Farmers Union Life Insurance v. Norwood

Opinion by

Mr. Justice McWilliams.

George Norwood, age 37, husband of the plaintiff, father of four children, died on January 25, 1957, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Denver, Colorado, from gunshot wounds in the head and chest. The-’^present litigation stems from his untimely death. The ultimate question to be resolved is whether this death was accidental, suicidal, or homicidal and the immediate question is whether the record as made in the trial court poses only a controverted issue of fact to be resolved by the jury or presents a matter of law which should have been resolved by the court.

At the…