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HOTWICK v. EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOC.

No. 11423.

5 Ill. App.3d 327 (1972)

282 N.E.2d 222

JAMES L. HOTWICK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THE EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES, Defendant-Appellee.

Appellate Court of Illinois — Fourth District.

April 27, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elmer C. Hawkins and Rex L. Brown, both of Wollen, Brown & Hawkins, of Decatur, for appellant.

Marshall A. Susler, of Owen, Roberts, Susler & Taylor, of Decatur, for appellee.

Judgment affirmed.

Mr. JUSTICE SMITH delivered the opinion of the court:

This action was brought against an insurance company for double indemnity benefits under an insurance policy by the beneficiary thereof. The insured died as a result of being stabbed in a fight with his stepmother and it was alleged that this was an accidental death so as to entitle the beneficiary to the double indemnity benefits. A jury found for the defendant insurance company and...

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