Alexis v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.

OPINION

HUDSON, Judge.

Decedent Joseph Alexis and his wife’s cousin, Henriquez Saintias, were found dead in decedent’s Chevrolet Suburban, which was parked in the garage attached to decedent’s house. It was later determined that both men died of carbon monoxide poisoning caused by exhaust from the Suburban. Other members of decedent’s family, who were in the house at the time, were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. Decedent’s survivors sought benefits under their no-fault automobile insurance policy. After a bench trial on stipulated facts, the district court ruled that the death and…