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QUICK v. UNITED BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE CO.

No. 7412DC700.

209 S.E.2d 323 (1974)

23 N.C. App. 504

Ida Mae QUICK, Administratrix of the Estate of Donald Gary Quick v. UNITED BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, and Jill Quick.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

November 6, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lacy S. Hair, Fayetteville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Deborah G. Mailman, Raleigh, for defendant-appellant.

VAUGHN, Judge.

If defendant Quick is a "slayer" within the meaning of Chapter 31A of the General Statutes entitled "Acts Barring Property Rights," she is barred by that Chapter from recovery of the insurance proceeds. The term "slayer" means a person who "shall have been convicted . . . of the wilful and unlawful killing of another . . .." G.S. § 31A-3(3), par. a.

The question is whether a conviction of involuntary...

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