Case Name: NEW YORK LIFE INS. CO., Appellant, v. Anna DYLLER, Appellee
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1931-01-10
Citations: 45 F.2d 1016
Docket Number: No. 4388
Parties: NEW YORK LIFE INS. CO., Appellant, v. Anna DYLLER, Appellee.
Judges: Before BUFFINGTON, WOOLLEY, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 45
Pages: 1016–1016

Head Matter:
NEW YORK LIFE INS. CO., Appellant, v. Anna DYLLER, Appellee.
No. 4388.
Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Jan. 10, 1931.
Wall, Haight, Carey & Hartpenee, of Jersey City, N. J. (Wm. H. Carey, of Jersey City, N. J., of counsel), for appellant.
Lichtenstein, Schwartz & Fiiedenberg, of Hoboken, N. J. (John H. Kelley, of Hobo-ken, N. J., of counsel), for appellee.
Before BUFFINGTON, WOOLLEY, and DAVIS, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.
In this case the insurance company conceded its liability for the death of the deceased, but denied liability for double indemnity in case death resulted from accident. The issue before the jury narrowed to the question whether the deceased committed suicide by driving his automobile over a precipice, and the question on this appeal is whether the trial court erred in refusing to give binding instructions to the jury to find for the company. No principle of law is involved, and the case turns on its own particular proofs. After a careful study of sueh proofs by each Judge singly and a full discussion at conference, the court is of opinion the proofs were sueh that the issue involved had to be submitted to the jury.
Accordingly, the judgment below is affirmed.