Utah family receive judgement of $305,291 in accidental death case

Case Name:

Lajuan C. Johnson and Steven Johnson v. Life Investors' Insurance Company of North America

Case Number: Unknown

Date: 05/28/04

State: Utah

Details:

This is an appeal from a summary judgment for the plaintiffs in a diversity suit arising from a dispute over the scope of an accidental death insurance policy. The defendant insurance company denied the plaintiffs' claim under the policy on the ground that the fall by the decedent Marvin Johnson and his resulting death were caused in whole or in part by his illness, muscular dystrophy. Plaintiffs sued, claiming that the policy covered Johnson's accidental death and did not exclude coverage. The district court agreed and granted the plaintiffs, the beneficiary under the policy and Johnson's personal representative, summary judgment.

Verdict Outcome:

Summary judgement for plaintiffs in the amount of $305,291