Mcguire v. Travelers Insurance

The policy involved herein is not for the payment of a so-called double indemnity when the death of the insured is the result of injuries caused by external, violent, accidental means. The action is upon a policy of insurance in the sum of $2,000 issued upon the life of James P. McGuire, payable upon his death to the beneficiary, his widow, who is plaintiff. The estate of the insured could not have been enriched by his suicide.

The policy contains the provision: “ If the insured shall commit suicide while sane or insane within two years from the date of this contract, the limit of recovery…