Hill v. New York Life Insurance Company

Full title: Emma Hill, Appellee, v. New York Life Insurance Company, Appellant

Court: Appellate Court of Illinois, Chicago, First District

Date published: Apr 6, 1944

322 Ill. App. 690 (Ill. App. Ct. 1944)

54 N.E.2d 758

Opinion

Gen. No. 42,256. (Abstract of Decision.)

Opinion filed April 6, 1944

INSURANCE § 525^_ — when verdict in favor of beneficiary contrary to manifest weight of evidence. In action by beneficiary of insurance policy to recover double indemnity benefits on life of deceased, verdict of jury that deceased did not come to his death as result of suicide while sane or insane was contrary to manifest weight of evidence, and judgment entered thereon in favor of plaintiff would be reversed and cause remanded for new trial.

_ See Callaghan's Illinois Digest, same topic and section number.

Appeal from the Municipal Court of Chicago; the Hon. WILLIAM V. DALY, Judge, presiding.

Judgment reversed and cause remanded for a new trial. Heard in the second division, first district, this court at the June term, 1942.

Scott, MacLeish Falk and Ferdinand H. Pease, for appellant;

Wendell J. Brown and Bruce M. Smith, of counsel; no appearance for appellee.

Opinion by JUSTICE SCANLAN.

Not to be published in full. Opinion filed April 6, 1944.