Crawford v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Holmes, J.:

This is an appeal by the defendant, Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential), from a district court *725judgment that an exclusionary clause in a group insurance policy did not apply to the injuries suffered by the plaintiff, Ronnie G. Crawford. The Court of Appeals found the exclusionary clause did apply and reversed the district court. Crawford v. Prudential Ins. Co., 13 Kan. App. 2d 452, 773 P.2d 678 (1989). We granted review.

Plaintiff Crawford suffered injuries on September 28, 1983, when he fell through the roof on property…