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CAMPBELL v. SHANKLE

No. 83CA0870.

680 P.2d 1352 (1984)

Mary CAMPBELL, David W. Shankle, and Debra King, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Leila SHANKLE, Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., Western Casualty and Surety Co., Western Fire Insurance Co., and State Auto & Casualty Underwriters, jointly and severally, Defendants-Appellees.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. II.

April 26, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andersen & Gehlhausen, P.C., John Gehlhausen, Lamar, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Hall & Evans, Robert W. Harris, Arthur R. Karstaedt III, Denver, for Western Cas. and Sur. Co., and Western Fire Ins. Co.

The Law Firm of Justin R. Melat, Glenn S. Pressman, Colorado Springs, for Hartford Acc. & Indemnity Co.

The Law Firm of Mike Hilgers, Jeffery M. Grass, Arvada, for State Auto. and Cas. Underwriters.

BABCOCK, Judge.

The sole issue presented by this appeal is whether the insurance company defendants in a wrongful death action have a duty to distribute, or monitor distribution of, settlement proceeds to all potential beneficiaries under the Colorado wrongful death statute. We hold that there is no such duty.

Leila Shankle (Leila) filed a wrongful death action approximately six months after the accidental death of her husband. The action was settled in December...

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