Barnes v. Greater Georgia Life Insurance

Johnson, Chief Judge.

Leila Barnes sued Greater Georgia Life Insurance Company when it failed to pay accidental death benefits under her son’s life insurance policy. Greater Georgia Life moved for summary judgment, contending accidental death benefits were excluded because the deceased was killed while driving under the influence of alcohol. The trial court granted Greater Georgia Life’s motion for summary judgment, and Barnes appeals. Because driving under the influence of alcohol is a crime which falls within the exclusion in the group policy at issue, we affirm.

The facts in the present case…