Legal Opinion
Smith v. MBL Life Assur. Corp.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided September 6, 1991No. 1900263, 1900290PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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Annie B. Smith sued MBL Life Assurance Corporation ("MBL") and its parent company, Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company ("Mutual Benefit Life"), seeking to recover the proceeds of a $250,000 life insurance policy in which she was named as the beneficiary. Her brother, Robert D. Burchfield, was the insured under this policy. Smith asserted breach of contract, fraud, outrage, and bad faith claims against both defendants.
The trial court entered a summary judgment…
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