Decedent committed suicide by hanging himself on August 23, 1951. The record indicates that he was employed by appellant for some 16 years, but was frequently unable to work because of excessive use of alcohol. There is substantial evidence to sustain the conclusion that he was a chronic alcoholic. The year before his suicide he was committed to the psychopathic department of a hospital, under a court order, for mental observation. His daughter, who signed the petition for...
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