Where a policy of insurance on life contained a condition, that the policy should be void if the assured should ‘commit suicide’; and it was proved that the assured had died from the effects of Polson taken by himself
Held: In order to avoid the policy, it must be shewn that the assured, at the time he formatted that act, he could distinguish between right and wrong, so as to be able to understand and appreciate the nature and quality of the act he was doing.
Citations:
[1845] EngR 1188, (1845) 2 Car and K 134, (1845) 175 ER 56
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Insurance
Updated: 22 July 2022; Ref: scu.304330