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Suicide and the Life Insurance Death Claim[dagger]

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INTRODUCTION

The problem of determining whether a death was accidental or suicidal frequently arises and is of great importance in coroner's investigations, insurance claims, and in worker's compensation proceedings.

In addition, suicide has become an issue in tort actions by survivors of persons who committed suicide as a result of injurious actions of a third party. It is an issue in a malpractice action against a doctor, psychiatrist, or hospital for failure to take steps to prevent a patient's suicide.

Although the duty of determining whether a death was suicidal or accidental may arise under a wide variety of circumstances, this problem falls frequently upon those courts and juries ...

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