Martin v. Oklahoma Farmers Union

IRWIN, Chief Justice:

The appellee, Administratrix of the Estate of Bobby Wayne Martin, Deceased, commenced proceedings to recover death benefits under appellant’s Group Accidental Death Policy. Decedent died as a result of a self-inflicted gun shot wound. The trial court found that decedent “did not intend to kill himself and therefore his death was accidental”, and sustained appellee’s motion for Summary Judgment. Appellant appealed.

The first issue to be resolved is whether the exclusionary provisions of appellant’s master group policy or the exclusionary provisions of an individual…