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OFFICER v. CHASE INS. LIFE AND ANNUITY CO.

No. 07-2826.

541 F.3d 713 (2008)

Dean OFFICER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHASE INSURANCE LIFE AND ANNUITY COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided September 3, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew J. Arnold (submitted), Arnold & Busse, Valparaiso, IN, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Debra A. Mastrian (submitted), Krieg Devault, Indianapolis, IN, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before POSNER, RIPPLE, and TINDER, Circuit Judges.

TINDER, Circuit Judge.

This case questions the validity under Indiana law of a suicide exclusion clause in a life insurance policy. Dean Officer ("Officer"), as the beneficiary of his wife's life insurance policy, brought this suit against Chase Insurance Life & Annuity Company ("Chase") to recover the face amount of the policy. The district court entered judgment in favor of Chase. We affirm.

I. Background

Chase issued a life insurance policy...

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