SUTTON v. BANNER LIFE INS. CO.

No. 94-CV-927.

686 A.2d 1045 (1996)

Maxine SUTTON, Appellant, v. BANNER LIFE INSURANCE CO., et al., Appellees.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided December 30, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael R. Murphey, Washington, DC, for appellant.

William C. Davis, III, Rockville, MD, for appellee Banner Life Insurance Company.

Stanley L. Lipshultz, Silver Spring, MD, for appellee Ronald Holmes.

Before TERRY and RUIZ, Associate Judges, and GALLAGHER, Senior Judge.


RUIZ, Associate Judge:

Appellee Banner Life Insurance Company denied appellant Maxine Sutton's claim for a death benefit under her husband's life insurance policy following his suicide, on the ground that the suicide occurred within two years of the policy date and was therefore barred by the policy's suicide clause. Sutton brought this action, contending that the policy containing the term upon which Banner Life relies was not a new policy, but should be interpreted...

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