Pearce v. American Defender Life Insurance

HILL, Judge.

In their briefs, the parties state the following versions of the question presented on appeal:

Plaintiff: [W]hether, assuming the accuracy of plaintiffs allegations, defendant has acted wrongfully.

Defendant: [W]hether such action [referring to the May, 1971 exchange of letters] can be construed as placing within the coverage of a life insurance policy risks not originally insured against.

There in no dispute about the facts of this case. The sole issue in the case is whether the insured’s death is covered under certain terms of a life insurance policy, issued by defendant, which…