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TURNER v. TRAVELERS INS. CO.

No. 83-1209.

487 A.2d 614 (1985)

Robert Lewis TURNER, Appellant, v. TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO., Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided February 8, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Miles, Upper Marlboro, Md., for appellant.

Douglas K. Spaulding, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Before NEBEKER, FERREN and ROGERS, Associate Judges.

FERREN, Associate Judge:

Appellant seeks to recover the proceeds of a policy insuring the life of his wife and payable to him as beneficiary. The trial court denied recovery on the ground that appellant had been convicted of "felonious homicide" in the death of his wife, D.C. Code § 19-320(a) (1981), and accordingly could "tak[e] no . . . interest" in the proceeds. Id. We affirm.

I.

A jury convicted appellant of involuntary manslaughter...

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