Travelers' Ins. v. Schenkel

WOODROUGH, District Judge.

Plaintiff recovered upon an accident policy for death from gunshot wound admittedly self-inflicted, but deemed accidental under the Missouri statute (Rev. St. Mo. 1919, § 6150) because the insured was found to have been insane at the time.

The evidence was that the insured while sane inhaled carbon monoxide gas from the exhaust of his automobile, and was affected to the extent that he had to be revived with a pulmotor. By its general verdict the jury found that deceased’s exposure to the gas was not intentional, and the point is settled by the verdict, as no exception…