CROWLEY v. TRAVELERS INS. CO.

No. 13742.

196 F.2d 315 (1952)

CROWLEY v. TRAVELERS INS. CO.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied May 29, 1952.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. E. Coolidge, Houston, Tex., for appellant.

Thos. M. Phillips, Houston, Tex., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, Chief Judge, and BORAH and RUSSELL, Circuit Judges.


HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.

Brought by the independent executrix of the insured who had taken his own life, the suit was on a policy of life insurance containing a suicide within two years clause.1

Anticipating the suicide defense, plaintiff alleged: (1) that on page one of the policy, which was attached as an exhibit to the complaint, appeared, "Contract Date Mar. 12, 1948, age 35"; (2) that...

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