WOODSON v. MANHATTAN LIFE INS. CO. OF NY

No. 87-SC-247-DG.

743 S.W.2d 835 (1987)

Marshall B. WOODSON, Jr., Executor of the Estate of Kenneth C. Davis, Deceased, Movant, v. MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK, N.Y., Respondent.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

December 17, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weldon Shouse, Larry C. Deener, Landrum, Shouse & Patterson, Lexington, W.R. Patterson, Jr., Landrum, Shouse & Patterson, Louisville, for movant.

J. Peter Cassidy, Jr., Stoll, Keenon & Park, Lexington, for respondent.


LEIBSON, Justice.

The movant, the Estate of Kenneth C. Davis, claims that he was a covered individual under the terms of a group life insurance policy issued to Kentucky Finance Company by the respondent, Manhattan Life Insurance Company of New York, at the time Davis was killed by his estranged wife on May 19, 1982. The policy coverage for Davis was $500,000, with $1,000,000 for double indemnity.

Prior to February 8, 1982, and for approximately 22 years,...

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