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SMITH v. NEW ENGLAND MUT. LIFE INS. CO.

No. 14442.

827 P.2d 635 (1992)

Bonnie L. SMITH, individually and as assignee of the Estate of Charles M. Harting, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Supreme Court of Hawaii.

February 7, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Archie T. Ikehara (Ward F.N. Fujimoto, with him on the brief), Fujiyama, Duffy & Fujiyama, Honolulu, for defendant-appellant New England Mut. Life Ins. Co.

David F. Simons, Honolulu, for plaintiff-appellee Bonnie L. Smith.

Before LUM, C.J., and PADGETT, HAYASHI, WAKATSUKI and MOON, JJ.

MOON, Justice.

This is a life insurance case involving cross-motions for summary judgment on the issues of coverage and standing. Bonnie L. Smith (Smith), plaintiff-appellee, claims that she is entitled to $25,000 of life insurance proceeds under a policy issued by defendant-appellant New England Mutual Life Insurance Company (New England). The circuit court agreed with Smith and granted summary judgments on both issues in her favor and against New England. We reverse...

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