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Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Johnson, 254 U.S. 96 (1920)
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Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Johnson, 254 U.S. 96 (1920)
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Johnson Nos. 70 , 71 Submitted October 22, 1920 Decided November 15, 1920 254 U.S. 96
CERTIFICATES FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT
Syllabus
A provision in a life insurance policy declaring that the policy shall be void if, within a certain time, the insured, while sane or insane, shall die by his own hand, and a provision making the policy incontestable after a certain time, are both to be interpreted as implying that suicide of the insured, sane or insane, after the time specified, shall not be a defense. P. 102.
The validity of such agreement to pay life insurance even when death is due to suicide, if it occur after the lapse of a certain time, depends upon the state public policy. Where it did not appear in what state the contracts in question were made, the court upheld them, which, semble, is in accord with the rule generally prevailing. P. 100.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Johnson, 254 U.S. 96 (1920) in 254 U.S. 96 254 U.S. 99. Original Sources, accessed November 22, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9K4KXZM8V4PNWGC.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Johnson, 254 U.S. 96 (1920), in 254 U.S. 96, page 254 U.S. 99. Original Sources. 22 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9K4KXZM8V4PNWGC.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Northwestern Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Johnson, 254 U.S. 96 (1920). cited in 1920, 254 U.S. 96, pp.254 U.S. 99. Original Sources, retrieved 22 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=9K4KXZM8V4PNWGC.
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