Legal Opinion

Harris v. AMERICAN GEN. LIFE INS. CO. OF DEL.

Montana Supreme Court

Decided February 9, 1983No. 82-219PublishedCited by 14 opinions

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:

it

“2. Results directly or indirectly…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. First SEC. Bank of Bozeman v. GoddardMontana Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Lauman v. LeeMontana Supreme Court · 1981
  3. Fauver v. WilkoskeMontana Supreme Court · 1949
  4. Miller v. FoxMontana Supreme Court · 1977
  5. State Ex Rel. Larson v. District Court of the Eighth Judicial DistrictMontana Supreme Court · 1967

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Ridley v. Guaranty National InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1997
  2. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. CumiskeyMontana Supreme Court · 1983
  3. Finstad v. W.R. Grace & Co.Montana Supreme Court · 2000
  4. First Bank of Boaz v. FielderSupreme Court of Alabama · 1991
  5. Ross-Simons of Warwick, Inc. v. Baccarat, Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1998

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