GOODMAN v. HIGHLANDS INS. CO.

No. 79-1505 Summary Calendar.

607 F.2d 665 (1979)

Mrs. Anita Doyle GOODMAN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. HIGHLANDS INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied January 4, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles G. Copeland, George F. Woodliff, Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Waller & Waller, William L. Waller, Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

Before GEE, HENDERSON and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.


HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

This is a diversity action arising out of a suit on an accidental death insurance policy. The primary issue is whether the insured died as a result of an accident or suicide. The district court, after a bench trial, found that the insured's death was accidental. We affirm.

Mr. Goodman, the insured, was employed by U. S. Gypsum Company which maintained a group accident policy through the appellant, Highlands Insurance Company, insuring...

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