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TEDROW v. STANDARD LIFE INS. CO.

No. 95-2051.

558 N.W.2d 195 (1997)

ESTATE OF Michael G. TEDROW, Roxene Louise Tedrow, Administrator, and Roxene Louise Tedrow, Individually, Appellant, v. STANDARD LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF INDIANA, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 22, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee M. Walker and John E. Billingsley of Walker, Knopf & Billingsley, Newton, for appellant.

William F. Fanter and Elizabeth A. Nigut of Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LARSON, LAVORATO, NEUMAN, and ANDREASEN, JJ.

NEUMAN, Justice.

Plaintiff Roxene Tedrow appeals the summary denial of her claim for life insurance proceeds upon the death of her husband, Michael Tedrow. The question is whether the suicide exclusion clause under Michael's life insurance policy prevents Roxene from recovering full death benefits as a matter of law. The district court drew such a conclusion, and we affirm.

The case reaches us on appeal from summary judgment for the defendant, Standard Life...

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