RIDENHOUR v. LIFE INS. CO. OF VIRGINIA

No. 7921DC980.

266 S.E.2d 372 (1980)

Thomas L. RIDENHOUR and wife Geraldine H. Ridenhour v. The LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF VIRGINIA.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 20, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pettyjohn & Molitoris by Theodore M. Molitoris, Winston-Salem, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Womble, Carlyle, Sandridge & Rice by Allan R. Gitter, Winston-Salem, for defendant-appellee.


ROBERT M. MARTIN, Judge.

The question presented by this appeal is whether the accidental death provision of the parent and child policy applies to the children insured under that policy. The accidental death provision reads as follows: "The company agrees, subject to the provisions of this policy, to pay an Accidental Death Benefit upon receipt at its National Headquarters of due proof of the accidental death of the Insured." The meaning of the language "the Insured...

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