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December 26, 1870
The Wheeling Daily Register
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
In Pittsburgh's U.S. District Court, Judge McKennan ruled in favor of an assignee in a $10,000 life insurance suit against Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company of New Jersey. The insured's suicide was deemed due to insanity, entitling payment as with other natural causes or accidents.
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An Important Life Insurance
Case
Decided.
A suit against the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company, for New Jer-
sey, for $10,000 insurance has just been
decided by the United District Court at
Pittsburg. Judge McKennan presiding
in favor of the assignee of the insured
party, who, it appears, committed sui-
cide, on which account the company
refused to pay. Nearly all the evidence
in the case was to the single point as
to the fact of insanity. The theory used
to be that suicide vitiated a life policy
of insurance. Several high judicial
decisions recently have pretty well es-
tablished the theory that insanity is a
disease, and that if it leads to death the
policy holder is as much entitled to re-
cover his insurance as if death resulted
from fever, or other natural cause or
accident.
Case
Decided.
A suit against the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company, for New Jer-
sey, for $10,000 insurance has just been
decided by the United District Court at
Pittsburg. Judge McKennan presiding
in favor of the assignee of the insured
party, who, it appears, committed sui-
cide, on which account the company
refused to pay. Nearly all the evidence
in the case was to the single point as
to the fact of insanity. The theory used
to be that suicide vitiated a life policy
of insurance. Several high judicial
decisions recently have pretty well es-
tablished the theory that insanity is a
disease, and that if it leads to death the
policy holder is as much entitled to re-
cover his insurance as if death resulted
from fever, or other natural cause or
accident.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Personal Triumph
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Recovery
What keywords are associated?
Life Insurance
Suicide
Insanity
Court Decision
Legal Precedent
What entities or persons were involved?
Judge Mckennan
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
Where did it happen?
United District Court At Pittsburg
Story Details
Key Persons
Judge Mckennan
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company
Location
United District Court At Pittsburg
Story Details
A suit against the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company for $10,000 insurance was decided in favor of the assignee of the insured, who committed suicide due to insanity, establishing that insanity leading to death entitles recovery like other natural causes.