Legal Opinion
New England Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Mitchell
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 10, 1941No. 4739PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PARKER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment rendered on the pleadings in an action to recover on two policies of life insurance aggregating $15,000. In the answer it was alleged that the insured committed suicide more than one year but less than two years from the issuance of the policies, which contained the following provisions:
“If the insured, whether sane or insane, shall die by his or her own hand or act within two years from the date hereof this policy shall be void and shall have no value; but in such event the company will return any premium paid.
“This policy shall be…
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