Meylan v. Mutual Benefit Life Insurance

The widow of Wayne Meylan, Sr., individually and on behalf of his children, appeals a Douglas County District Court’s summary judgment denying them the benefits of an alleged $500,000 insurance policy. Meylan was killed in an airplane accident.

The court in effect found that a Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company (MBL) policy was never effective because Meylan, before he died, failed to undergo a required paramedical physical examination. We affirm.

Summary judgment is an extreme remedy and should be awarded only when an issue is clear beyond all doubt. A summary judgment is properly granted…