Parra
Parra v. Life Insurance Co. of North America
Opinion
Opinion
Jenkins, J.
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
INTRODUCTION
Before the Court are defendant Life Insurance Co. of North America’s Motion For Summary Judgment, defendant J.C. Penney Life Insurance Co.’s Motion For Summary Judgment, defendant Union Labor Life Insurance Co.’s Motion For Summary Judgment, and plaintiff Kay Parra’s Cross Motion For Summary Judgment. Ml of these motions are based on the same set of facts and concern defendants’ denial of accidental death benefits to plaintiff as a result of her husband’s death. Plaintiff maintains that a traffic accident triggered her husband’s death, while defendants maintain that his death was caused by the host of serious physical ailments he was suffering at the time, and that the policies under which plaintiff is seeking benefits have exclusions for death resulting from sickness or disease. Because plaintiff has presented no competent evidence to support her contention that the accident precipitated her husband’s demise, the motions for summary judgment brought by the various defendants are GRANTED, and plaintiffs motion for summary judgment is DENIED.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
1) The Death Of Henry…