Any insurance company making payment according to the terms of its policy or any bank or other person performing an obligation for the slayer or abuser as one of several joint obligees shall not be subjected to additional liability by the terms of this chapter if such payment or performance is made without written notice, at its home office or at an individual's home or business address, of the killing by a slayer or financial exploitation by an abuser.
RCW 11.84.110
Payment by insurance company, bank, etc.—No additional liability.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Messinger v. New York Life Insurance (1978)
Most recently applied in Messinger v. New York Life Insurance (July 1978)
2009 c 525 s 11; 1965 c 145 s 11.84.110
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.