Commentary: responsibility and insurance coverage of the mentally ill.
Should criminal law principles be applied to life insurance claims made by the beneficiaries of an insured person who commits suicide? Any discussion of the criminal law and the M'Naghten test of criminal responsibility, as sometimes used by the courts and recommended by the authors, obfuscates the resolution of contemporary issues.
Slovenko
Ralph
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Wayne State University Law School, 471 West Palmer, Detroit, MI 48202, USA.
D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007352:Insurance, Life / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012941:Social Responsibility; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D014481:United States