Pearce v. American Defender Life Ins. Co.

Decided 1986-05-06

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*463 MARTIN, Justice. In 1968 plaintiffs decedent, Douglas Allen Pearce, then a college student, purchased a $20,000 life insurance policy from the American Defender Life Insurance Company (American Defender). Pearce also purchased an accidental death rider, which provided for the payment of an additional $40,000 if he were to be injured or to die by accident. The rider…

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