Darlene Hornaday v. Sun Life Insurance Company of America

Appellant Darlene Hornaday appeals the District Court’s summary judgment entered on February 6, 1978 in her action to collect $16,000 in proceeds on a life insurance policy issued by the appellee Sun Life Insurance Company of America (Sun Life) on the life of her husband (Hornaday), now deceased.

We note jurisdiction and affirm.

FACTS

On February 19, 1975, Mr. Richard Snow, a salesman for Sun Life, met with the Hornadays. After the meeting, an application was signed for a $16,000 life insurance policy on Hornaday’s life, with his wife, the appellant, as the named beneficiary. Pursuant to a…