WHITESIDE v. NEW YORK LIFE INS.

No. 686-2.

7 Wn. App. 790 (1972)

503 P.2d 1107

T.C. WHITESIDE, Appellant, v. NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Two.

November 10, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent H.D. Abbey (of Abbey, MacFarland & Kleist), for appellant.

Robert W. Thomas (of Lane, Powell, Moss & Miller), for respondent.


PEARSON, J.

This appeal raises a single question. Does the double indemnity provision of a life insurance policy issued by defendant, New York Life Insurance Company, apply to the death of the insured, Thomas Edward Whiteside, resulting from a self-injected overdose of methedrine and morphine?

In an extensive and well-reasoned memorandum decision, the trial court ruled that the double indemnity provision did not...

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