Green v. William Penn Life Insurance

Andrias, J.E, and Nardelli, J., dissent

in a memorandum by Andrias, J.E, as follows: In this action by the widow of Alan Green, deceased, to recover the proceeds of his life insurance policy, the complaint was dismissed, after a nonjury trial, based on a finding that there was no reasonable explanation for Mr. Green’s death other than suicide. On appeal, we reversed and directed, by a vote of 3-2, the entry of judgment for plaintiff on the ground that “the evidence failed as a matter of law to overcome the presumption ¿gainst suicide” because “there are other reasonable conclusions that may be…