HESTAD v. PENNSYLVANIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 43540.

204 N.W.2d 433 (1973)

Anna HESTAD, as Executrix of the Estate of Alert Ona, Decedent, Respondent, v. PENNSYLVANIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

February 9, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Padden, Dickel, Johannson & Wall, Crookston, for appellant.

Wurst & McDowell, Thief River Falls, for respondent.

Heard before KNUTSON, C. J., and OTIS, TODD, and OLSON, JJ.


TODD, Justice.

Defendant appeals from an order denying its alternative motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict or a new trial following a jury verdict determining that defendant was obligated to pay insurance benefits under its policy. Defendant had claimed that the insured's death was by suicide and that it was therefore not obligated to pay under the terms of the policy. Defendant alleges that the trial court erred in excluding a medical opinion of the deputy...

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