McKenzie v. New York Life Insurance

BOUTALL, Judge.

This appeal is from a summary judgment interpreting a double indemnity clause in a life insurance policy.

Ruth Morgan McKenzie sued New York Life Insurance Company alleging that she was entitled to receive as beneficiary the sum of $5,000 pursuant to the double indemnity provisions contained in the policy of life insurance issued by defendant to her husband. New York Life filed a motion for summary judgment which was met by a counter motion for summary judgment on behalf of plaintiff. The motions were heard and the motion of New York Life was granted, dismissing plaintiff’s…