Harris v. AMERICAN GEN. LIFE INS. CO. OF DEL.
Montana Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Haswell
*395Defendant insurance company appeals from a judgment entered in the District Court of the Eighteenth Judicial District assessing $30,000 in punitive damages against defendant. We affirm.
On September 8, 1970, defendant issued a $10,000 life insurance policy with a $10,000 accidental death benefit rider to plaintiff’s son, Tom Harris. The policy number was B 697,465. Plaintiff, Tom’s father, was the beneficiary. The accidental death rider provided:
“The Accidental Death Benefit provided by this supplementary agreement will not be payable if the Insured’s death:
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“2. Results directly or indirectly…
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