SMITH, J.
The Appellate Division held that an attempt to prove a death was caused by suicide must fail as a matter of law, unless suicide is the only reasonable finding permitted by the evidence. We hold that the Appellate Division misconstrued the presumption against suicide. It is a guide for the fact finder, not a rule that compels a result.
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Alan Green died on February 20, 2002. His life was insured by defendant under a $500,000 policy issued...
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