United States Eighth Circuit

Denial of accidental-death benefits to skydiving parachutist is affirmed, as loss was caused by or resulted from prohibited aerial navigation and parachute was a "vehicle or device for aerial navigation" within the meaning of policy exclusion.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/20/2004
• Published 04/20/2004

Judges

• SMITH, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donald T. Taylor, argued, Kansas City, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Wilbur L. Tonlimson, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.