Smith v. Stonebridge Life Insurance

OPINION AND ORDER

CRABB, District Judge.

In this civil action for monetary damages, plaintiffs Matt Smith, Chad Smith, Nicole Raley and Sara Smith contend that defendant Stonebridge Life Insurance Company wrongly denied payment of life insurance benefits to which they believe they are entitled as a result of their father’s accidental death. Douglas Smith and his passenger were killed when his truck went off the road, flipped and hit a tree. There were no witnesses to the accident, but the facts show that the roads in the area were snow-covered and slippery and that Smith’s blood alcohol level…