1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. S.E.2d
  4. 102 S.E.2d
  5. 102 S.E.2d 846 (1958)
 

GOULDIN v. INTER-OCEAN INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 235.

102 S.E.2d 846 (1958)

248 N.C. 161

Jonn M. GOULDIN, III, Non Compos Mentis, by Robert M. Wiley, Guardian, v. INTER-OCEAN INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

April 9, 1958.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Battle, Winslow & Merrell, Rocky Mount, for plaintiff, appellant.

Robert M. Wiley, Rocky Mount, Guardian, in pro. per.

Gardner, Connor & Lee, Wilson, for defendant, appellee.

JOHNSON, Justice.

The two insurance policies in suit were issued in 1955, one in January, the other in June. On 31 August, 1955, the plaintiff was injured by a gunshot blast which ranged upward through the front of his forehead. As a result of the injury he has been declared non compos mentis. The claim filed by his guardian was denied on the ground the shooting was an attempted suicide. The policies exclude suicide...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases