MOORE v. JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 25055.

398 F.2d 154 (1968)

Charity D. MOORE, Appellant, v. JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 14, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Brake, Coral Gables, Fla., for appellant.

Robert E. Kurtz, Miami, Fla., for appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, GODBOLD and SIMPSON, Circuit Judges.


GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:

The appellant Charity D. Moore was the beneficiary on a life insurance policy insuring her husband, issued by John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company. She sought a declaratory judgment establishing her right to the policy proceeds. Summary judgment was entered for Hancock, and Mrs. Moore appeals. We reverse.

The policy contained the following suicide clause:

If the Insured commits suicide, while sane or insane, within 2...

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