Davis v. Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Co.

|2PIaintiff, Ervin Martin Davis, Jr., filed this suit against Peoples Benefit Life Insurance Company (“Peoples Benefit”), seeking to recover benefits under a policy that insured the life of his brother, Roger Davis, whose death was caused by an overdose of prescription medication. 2 Peoples Benefit paid a $5,000 whole life benefit under the terms of the policy, but it denied plaintiffs claim for recovery under the terms of two $30,000 accidental death benefit policy riders. In the trial court proceedings, Peoples Benefit filed a motion for summary judgment based on the terms of the riders,…