Legal Opinion
David J. Wood, Trustee of the Richard T. Smith Family Trust 2 v. Valley Forge Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 27, 2007No. 06-2193PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Valley Forge Life Insurance Company appeals the entry of partial summary judgment against it and the entry of judgment against it for accidental death benefits under an insurance policy. We affirm.
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David Wood sued Valley Forge for benefits under the accidental death benefits rider of a life insurance policy taken out by M. David Howell and Richard T. Smith on Mr. Howell’s life. Mr. Smith was the original beneficiary of the policy, and he later assigned the policy to the Richard T. Smith Family Trust. Mr. Wood is the trust’s trustee.
Mr. Howell was found dead after a drug…
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