Legal Opinion
Boehme v. Sovereign Camp, W.O.W.
Texas Supreme Court
Decided January 16, 1905No. 1380PublishedCited by 31 opinions
Question certified from the Court of Civil Appeals for the First District, in an appeal from Brazos County.
1Opinion of the Court
GAINES, Chief Justice.
This ' is a certified question from the Court of Civil Appeals for the First Supreme Judicial District. The statement and question are as follows:
“This is a suit by appellant to recover upon a death benefit certificate issued by appellee to Otto Boehme, the deceased husband of appellant, and payable to her.
“The appellee defended upon the ground that Otto Boehme committed ■suicide within three years after the issuance of the certificate and therefore the certificate by its express terms was void.
“The issues of suicide and of accidental death are both raised by the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Mutual Benefit Life Insurance v. TisdaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Aetna Life Insurance v. MilwardCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1904
- McCamant v. RobertsTexas Supreme Court · 1886
- State ex rel. Grice v. County CommissionersCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1880
3Cited by31 opinions
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- Texas Employers' Ins. Ass'n v. RitchieCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934
- Jewett v. Boston Elevated Railway Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1914
- Langlitz v. American Nat. Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1940
- Midwestern Insurance Company v. WagnerCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1963
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