Shank v. United Brethren Mutual Aid Society

84 Pa. 385, 1877 Pa. LEXIS 184
CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania
DecidedJune 4, 1877
StatusPublished
Cited by2 cases

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Bluebook
Shank v. United Brethren Mutual Aid Society, 84 Pa. 385, 1877 Pa. LEXIS 184 (Pa. 1877).

Opinion

The judgment of the Supreme Court was entered

Per Curiam.

Suicide is a question of intention to be inferred from the circumstances where' no direct evidence exists. The circumstances in this case were sufficient to go to the jury on this question. Indeed there was no other means of determining the intention of the alleged suicide.

Judgment affirmed.

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