Baskette v. Union Life Insurance

James R. Cooper, Judge.

Bill Albert Baskette was insured under a policy issued by the appellee, Union Life Insurance Company, which provided triple indemnity coverage for any accidental death which occurred from the use of a pleasure car, subject to certain exclusions set forth in the policy. The appellant, Anise Lee Baskette, wife of the insured, was the named beneficiary under the policy.

On the date of the accident, the insured had removed the bed from the frame of his pickup truck to allow easier cleanup of the rust which had accumulated on the truck’s frame. While the insured was in the…