ADDENDUM.

1846.

June 16th.

CLIFT v. SCHWABE, Administratrix (in Error) (a).
(In the Exchequer Chamber).

IN this case it was held, by Parke, B., Alderson, B., Pat

teson, J., and Rolfe, B., that the words "commit suicide" in the policy of insurance included all cases of voluntary self-destruction, and that, if Mr. Schwabe voluntarily killed himself, it was immaterial whether he was at the time sane or not; Pollock, C. B., and Wightman, J., being of a contrary opinion. Judgment was therefore given for the plaintiff in error.

(a) See page 134.

ERRATA.

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TROVER for furniture.-Pleas, not guilty, and not pos- Mr. S., the

sessed.

managing clerk of the plain

tiff's attorney,

wrote a letter

to the defendto him at

ant, addressed

It was proved by Mr. Sheard, the managing clerk of Mr. Parker, the plaintiff's attorney, that he wrote a letter to the defendant, addressed to him at his residence. It was proved that this letter had been put into the post, and that a notice to produce it had been given by the plaintiff's was proved to

residence, which letter

have been put into the post. Mr. S. proved

that he received an answer to his letter:-Held, that the letter thus received in answer was admissible in evidence without proof of the defendant's handwriting.

It was proved by Mr. S. that he received a letter of earlier date, and in the same handwriting as the letter last before mentioned :-Held, that this letter was also admissible in evidence without proof of the defendant's handwriting: and held, also, that a copy of a letter written by Mr. S. of still earlier date, to which the last-mentioned letter was an answer, might be given in evi dence (the original not having been produced after a notice to produce) without any proof that the original had been put into the post or had reached the defendant.

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ADDENDUM.

1846.

June 16th.

CLIFT v. SCHWABE, Administratrix (in Error) (a).
(In the Exchequer Chamber).

In this case it was held, by Parke, B., Alderson, B., Pat

teson, J., and Rolfe, B., that the words "commit suicide" in the policy of insurance included all cases of voluntary self-destruction, and that, if Mr. Schwabe voluntarily killed himself, it was immaterial whether he was at the time sane or not; Pollock, C. B., and Wightman, J., being of a contrary opinion. Judgment was therefore given for the plaintiff in error.

(a) See page 134.

ERRATA.

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