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RICE v. MORRIS PLAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 16747.

407 S.W.2d 9 (1966)

Robert F. RICE, Sr., Appellant, v. The MORRIS PLAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied October 21, 1966.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tilley, Hyder & Law, and Thos. H. Law, Fort Worth, for appellant.

Kelly, Morris, Walker & Maynard, and Jearl Walker, Fort Worth, for appellee.

OPINION

MASSEY, Chief Justice.

This suit was for benefits claimed to be due and payable on a life insurance policy covering Robert F. Rice, Jr., who died as the result of a gunshot wound on May 17, 1963. The trial court rendered a judgment non obstante veredicto in favor of the insurer, The Morris Plan Life Insurance Company, on the theory that the death resulted from suicide as a matter of law, which precluded recovery.

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