Legal Opinion
Dorothy M. Arnold v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 6, 1992No. 91-2669PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Dorothy Arnold is the designated beneficiary under a certificate of insurance issued to her son Steven. She filed this suit against Metropolitan Life Insurance Company to enforce the accidental death benefits provision of the insurance policy on the life of her son. Those benefits amounted to $60,000 plus interest. The defendant successfully moved for summary judgment on the ground that Steven’s death from “Russian Roulette” was not accidental. Plaintiff has appealed from that ruling.
FACTS
Steven Arnold, a former correctional officer for the State of Illinois,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Marsh v. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1979
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