Whitmire v. Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA WESTERN DIVISION CASE NO. 5:20-CV-00018-M ROBERT WHITMIRE, ) Plaintiff, ) V. OPINION AND ORDER SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, ) Defendant. _) Plaintiff Robert Whitmire (‘Plaintiff’), as beneficiary, filed suit seeking the enforcement of a $500,000 policy issued by Defendant Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company (“Defendant”) insuring the life of Susan Whitmire, Plaintiff's deceased wife (“Mrs. Whitmire”). This matter is before the court on the parties’ cross motions for summary judgment [DE-35…