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IN RE ESTATE OF D'AGOSTO

No. 55578-2-I.

139 P.3d 1125 (2006)

In re the ESTATE OF James Elio D'AGOSTO, Deceased.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

August 7, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Alan Casteel, Attorney at Law, Kimberlee Walker Olsen, Luke, Casteel & Olsen, Lynnwood, WA, for Appellant.

Gerald M. Hahn, Max Edward Spring, Attorneys at Law, Bellevue, WA, for Respondent.

Mary Savilla Petersen, Seattle, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of American Council of Life Insurers.

COX, J.

¶ 1 This is a case of first impression deciding whether an insurable interest in the life of another must continue to exist after the making of an insurance contract to entitle the named beneficiaries to policy proceeds upon the death of the insured. We hold that RCW 48.18.030 codifies the majority common law rule that termination of a valid insurable interest after the making of the policy does not affect a...

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