United States Eighth Circuit

In an action brought against an insurer arising from its reduction of the amount of death benefits paid to plaintiff under a policy covering her deceased husband based on a suicide exclusion clause, summary judgment for insurer is affirmed where: 1) a Missouri statute barring suicide defenses for certain insurance policies did not apply because the policy was issued to a non-Missouri citizen in Idaho; and 2) a claim for other benefits also failed.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/15/2007
• Published 11/15/2007

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, BOWMAN, and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Ross S. Myers, argued, Lee's Summit, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard J. Pautler, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellee.