Edison v. Reliable Life Insurance Company

664 F.2d 1130 Gaylene D. EDISON, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Kirk W. Edison, and Ted W. Edison, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The RELIABLE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. CA No. 80-3431. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 4, 1981. Decided Dec. 28, 1981. Richard M. Kovak, Foulds, Felker, Burns & Johnson, P. C., Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants. Laurie D. Kohli, Seattle, Wash., defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before HUG and FARRIS, Circuit Judges, and TAYLOR, * District Judge. FARRIS, Circuit Judge: BACKGROUND 1 Kirk Edison, a minor, died while parachuting when both his main and reserve parachutes malfunctioned. His parents brought this action against Reliable Life Insurance Co. after it denied coverage under a policy on Kirk's life. Both parties moved for summary judgment. The parents appeal the order granting summary judgment to the insurance company, Edison v. Reliable Insurance Co., 495 F.Supp. 484 (W.D.Wash.1980). We affirm. 2 Summary judgment is appropriate, since the only dispute concerns the legal effect of…