-8 9-A -8 PLAIN DEALER, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28. 1985 'Civil murder trial' judge upheld Ruling keeps slain woman's spouse from getting insurance COLUMBUS (AP) Ruling unanimously in what has become known as a "civil murder trial," Ohio's Supreme Court yesterday blocked John Shrader of Columbus from collecting the proceeds of his slain wife's life insurance policy. The decision overturned an appeals court ruling in Shrader's case and reinstated a trial court's award of what now amounts to about $150,000 to a charitable trust set up in his wife's name. Shrader had been trying to collect insurance benefits and interest from a policy written on his wife, Jean Shrader, whose body was discovered in a downtown parking in October 1981. Although no one has been charged in her strangulation slaying, the victim's parents, Dale and Leah Wolford of Ashland, filed a civil suit claiming Shrader had killed his wife.
They sought to block Shrader from collecting the money. Justices ruled that being convicted of or pleading guilty to aggravated murder, murder or voluntary manslaughter is not the exclusive method to determine whether a person should be barred from recovering as a beneficiary under an insurance policy. "The trial court applied the law to Stamp FROM PAGE 1-A ing and correspondence with undercover postal inspectors who purchased U.S. postage stamps from him by mail, Macioch said." Postal inspectors here got a line on the man this year during a raid on a suspected stamp laundering operation in Denver, be said. The man took envelopes and looked for "skips," stamps that were not marked by the Postal Service's cancelling machine, said Macioch.
The man used a chemical to remove cancellation marks from stamps, Macioch said, then advertised the stamps for sale at of face value. Macioch said postal inspectors used infrared light to reveal remnants of cancellation marks on the stamps allegedly sold to them by the Parma man. Macioch said laundering stamps is a felony, but reusing "skip" stamps was a misdemeanor. The Parma man, reached by telephone, declined comment. A woman, who answered the phone at the home, identified herself as the suspect's mother and said her son was not laundering stamps as alleged by postal inspectors.
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A Franklin County Common Pleas judge awarded the Wolfords the insurance money after Shrader, during the civil trial, refused to answer questions about allegations he had offered an acquaintance $50,000 to lie for him. The Ohio Court of Appeals (10th District) ruled last year that Shrader must get the money unless he is formally charged with his wife's death. The Supreme Court reversed the appellate court and reinstated the trial court's decision. Lawyer John Elam, who represented the Equitable Life Assurance Society in the case, said he was "extremely pleased" by the decision. "The issue goes far beyond the money involved.
Our court unanimously has said that a person may not profit from his own wrongdoing," Elam said. "It is a great vindication for the Wolfords and prevents the wrongdoer from collecting his wife's insurance." Earlier this year, Shrader was found guilty of bribery and perjury charges stemming from the civil trial. He is free on bond pending appeal. COLLEGE FINANCIAL AID PRIVATE FUNDING INCLUDING SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND LOW-INTEREST LOANS IS NOW ABLE TO OHIO This includes major from private industry, foundations and other state, civic and business Much of this funding is based neither upon grade point average nor family income with much going unclaimed each Whether a prospective, or graduate college student, present deadlines. can be An Eligibility and Application packet will be: forwarded immediately upon receipt of $1.00 for postage and the information below.
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