Estate of Tedrow v. Standard Life Insurance Co. of Indiana

NEUMAN, Justice.

Plaintiff Roxene Tedrow appeals the summary denial of her claim for life insurance proceeds upon the death of her husband, Michael Tedrow. The question is whether the suicide exclusion clause under Michael’s life insurance policy prevents Roxene from recovering full death benefits as a matter of law. The district court drew such a conclusion, and we affirm.

The case reaches us on appeal from summary judgment for the defendant, Standard Life Insurance Company of Indiana. Under well-settled rules, that means the plaintiff— who opposed the insurer’s motion for summary judgment —…