Equitable Life Assurance Society v. Liddell

GILL, Associate Justice.

—This suit was brought by the appellee, Laura V. Liddell, upon a policy of insurance issued by the appellant upon the life of her husband, J. A. Liddell. The appellant pleaded in defense a breach of the warranty of the assured as to his habits with reference to the use of alcoholic drinks, and further that deceased had -committed suicide within one year after the date of the policy, which by express terms exempted the society from liability for death from such a cause. The cause was tried to the court without a jury, and judgment was rendered in favor of appellee for…