Rumbold v. Supreme Council Royal League

Mr. Presiding -Justice Freeman

delivered the opinion of the court.

This was a suit upon a benefit certificate issued to Harry H. Rumbold, husband of the plaintiff in error, which entitled the latter to $4,000 upon the death of her said husband from any cause except suicide. Said certificate contained a provision: “If any member shall die by his own act or hand, sane or insane, his beneficiary or beneficiaries shall receive only one-half of the face value of his benefit certificate.” The question upon the trial was whether plaintiff’s husband committed suicide.

The deceased lived on Throop street…