DeWITT v. JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO.

(3158)

5 Conn. App. 590 (1985)

FRED L. DEWITT, JR. v. JOHN HANCOCK MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Decision released December 10, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Dimyan, with whom, on the brief, was Robert Eberhard, for the appellant (plaintiff).

Timothy G. Atwood, with whom, on the brief, was Suzanne E. Baldasare, for the appellee (defendant).

BORDEN, DALY and BIELUCH, JS.


BORDEN, J.

The plaintiff appeals from the trial court's judgment upholding the defendant's refusal to pay an accidental death benefit payable under a life insurance policy issued by the defendant. The only issue properly before us on appeal involves the meaning of the word "assault," as used in a policy exclusion clause.

The insured died when his car collided with another car as he was being chased at high speed by the police. The defendant paid the basic...

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