Hussar v. Girard Life Insurance Co. of America
Hussar v. Girard Life Insurance Co. of America
252 So. 2d 374
(Southern Reporter, Second Series)
Cases that cite this one
3 later published cases cite this decision.
- St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. Jacobson (District Court, E.D. Virginia 1993)
- Ranger Ins. Co. v. Bal Harbour Club (Fla. 1989)
- Ranger Ins. Co. v. Bal Harbour Club, Inc. (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)
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Opinion of the Court
This case is affirmed on authority of Carter v. Carter, Fla.1956, 88 So.2d 153 and In re Estate of Maxcy, Fla.App. 1970, 240 So.2d 93. The public policy prohibition against permitting a person to benefit from his own wrongdoing should apply to a recovery under a health and accident insurance policy by an insured for intentionally and voluntarily self-inflicted injuries while legally sane.
Affirmed.
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