WALKER, Circuit Judge.
This was an action by the appellee on two policies of insurance in the sum of $20,000 each issued in September, 1926, by the appellant upon the life of William C. Ellis, who died on October 25, 1926. Each of the policies contained the following provision: "Self-destruction sane or insane, within one year from the date of issue hereof, is a risk not assumed by the Society under this policy. In such an event the Society's liability shall be limited...
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