Fidelity Mut. Life Ass'n of Philadelphia v. Miller
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to tbe Circuit Oourt of the United States for the District of Maryland. This was an action by David P. Miller and Ann E. Percy, executors of William R. Percy, deceased, against the Fidelity Mutual life Association of Philadelphia, Pa., on a policy of life insurance. There was judgment for plaintiffs on the verdict of a jury, and defendant brings error.
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In Error to tbe Circuit Oourt of the United States for the District of Maryland. This was an action by David P. Miller and Ann E. Percy, executors of William R. Percy, deceased, against the Fidelity Mutual life Association of Philadelphia, Pa., on a policy of life insurance. There was judgment for plaintiffs on the verdict of a jury, and defendant brings error. The defendants in error on the 27th day of December, 1897, brought their suit against the plaintiff in error on a policy of insurance insuring the life of William R. Percy for $25,000, payable to his legal representatives within 90…
1Opinion of the CourtWaddill, District Judge
(after stating the facts). The assignments of error are 11 in number, but it will not be necessary to take them up in detail. They are substantially covered by the following statements: That the court erred — First, ini permitting a letter written by deceased to his wife, dated May 25, 1897, the day before his death, to be given in evidence by the defendants in error and read to the jury; second, in amending and qualifying the fifth instruction of the plaintiff in error in reference to suicide, whereby it is claimed that the court expressed to the jury an opinion upon the weight of evidence…
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