Kirk v. Financial Security Life Insurance

75 Ill.2d 367 (1978)

389 N.E.2d 144

CHRISTINE E. KIRK, Appellee,

v.

FINANCIAL SECURITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

No. 50263.

Supreme Court of Illinois.

Opinion filed December 4, 1978.

Heyl, Royster, Voelker & Allen, of Springfield (Gary M. Peplow, of counsel), for appellant.

W.J. Simhauser, of Springfield, for appellee.

Appellate court reversed; circuit court affirmed.

Christine Kirk brought this action as beneficiary under the double indemnity accident provision of her husband's life insurance policy. The defendant insurer, Financial Security Life Insurance Company, moved to dismiss the…