Legal Opinion

Edison v. Reliable Life Insurance

District Court, W.D. Washington

Decided September 26, 1980No. C79-1106SPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

CURTIS, District Judge.

Plaintiff sues to recover on a policy of life insurance issued by the defendant insurance company upon the life of Kirk W. Edison who lost his life when his sport parachute failed to open while he was engaging in a sport parachuting event. There is no serious dispute as to facts, and both parties have moved for summary judgment, raising the sole issue of the applicability of certain provisions of the policy.

The two provisions of the insurance policy relevant to this case are as follows:

“Section II COVERAGE

Subject to the conditions, limitations and…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Morgan v. Prudential Insurance Co. of AmericaWashington Supreme Court · 1976
  2. Wendorff v. Missouri State Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1927
  3. Witherspoon v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1976
  4. Richardson v. Iowa State Traveling Men's Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1940
  5. Cabell v. World Service Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1980

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Edison v. Reliable Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  2. Deschler v. Fireman's Fund American Life Insurance Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Edison v. Reliable Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  4. Deschler v. Fireman's Fund American Life Insurance Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1983
  5. Deschler v. Fireman's Fund American Life Insurance Co.Utah Supreme Court · 1983

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