Von Crome v. Travelers' Ins. Co. of Hartford

FARIS, District Judge.

Plaintiff in error sued defendant to recover on a policy of accident insurance on the life of one Kalter, deceased. There was a verdict for the defendant, obviously upon the defense that the insured had committed suicide while sane, and plaintiff, who is executrix of insured, brings error.

The petition of plaintiff counted upon death by an accidental shooting of insured •without averring whether the shot was fired by insured or by another; the answer was a general denial, which was a proper pleading, under the state practice, by which to raise the defense of suicide, in…