Sutcliffe v. Iowa State TravelIng Men's Ass'n
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Polk District Gourt. — Hon. O. A. Bishop, Judge. Action in equity to recover on a certificate of insurance. The only defense interposed was that death was by suicide. Decree for defendant, from which plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLadd, J.
i. conversaTIONS be* tween tusband and Frank A. Sutcliffe shot himself in the left side between the ninth and tenth intercostal cartilages and about four inches from the median line, shortly after midnight, February 27, 1899, and died from the effects of the wound so inflicted the next day. The ball lodged in the left side of the spinal column, about two inches above the anus, — -eleven inches from the point of entrance into-the body. His vest, shirt, and skin were powder stained, and powder had entered somewhat into the wound. He was at the time a member of the defendant association in-good…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Insurance Co. v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Harriman v. StoweSupreme Court of Missouri · 1874
- Rawls v. . American Mutual Life Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1863
- Alsever v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Iowa · 1902
- State v. MiddlehamSupreme Court of Iowa · 1883
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- Van Wie v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1948
- Duncan v. RhombergSupreme Court of Iowa · 1931
- Vernon v. Iowa State Traveling Men's Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1912
- Christopherson v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R. R.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1906
- Pride v. Inter-State Business Men's Accident Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1927
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