Skowronek v. United Benefit Life Insurance

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

JAMES HARVEY, District Judge.

Plaintiff, Barbara Skowronek, brought this diversity action as the beneficiary under a contract of insurance issued by the defendant, United Benefit Life Insurance Company, allegedly covering the death of her husband, Raymond Skowronek. Plaintiff is seeking $50,000 in death benefits claimed to be owing under the “Accidental Duty Death Benefits” clause of the contract in question. The defendant has denied coverage, claiming that the circumstances of Raymond Skowronek’s death do not meet the criteria of the accidental death clause.

The…