WIRTANEN v. THE PRUDENTIAL INS. CO.

Docket No. 7,134.

27 Mich. App. 260 (1970)

183 N.W.2d 456

WIRTANEN v. THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

Michigan Court of Appeals.

Decided October 8, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wisti, Jaaskelainen & Bourland, for plaintiffs.

Messner, LaBine & Vairo, for defendant.

Before: FITZGERALD, P.J., and J.H. GILLIS and O'HARA, JJ.


O'HARA, J.

This is an appeal of right from a jury verdict of no cause of action. The jury by its verdict rejected plaintiffs' claim for $5,000, alleged by them to be owing under a double indemnity clause in a policy of life insurance. The clause provided for payment of an amount equal to the face value of the policy in case of accidental death of the named insured. It specifically excluded such benefit in case of suicide.

The insured was Bruce Wirtanen; the...

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