Rhyne v. Jefferson Standard Life Insurance

Tbe former appeal in this case, reported in 196 N. O., at page 717, contained tbe following declaration: “There was evidence from which tbe jury could find that tbe assured became insane in January or February, 1927, during tbe life of tbe policies in suit.” Tbe evidence for tbe plaintiff in tbe present case is substantially tbe same as that introduced at tbe former trial and referred to in tbe former appeal. Hence, unless tbe Court shall overrule tbe former decision in this case, tbe principle of “Law of tbe case” would apply to this appeal and thus determine tbe merits of tbe controversy.

Tbe…