Myers v. Geneva Life Ins. Co.

This is an appeal by Thomas Myers, as executor of the estate of James Herndon, from a judgment entered on a verdict in favor of the defendants, Geneva Life Insurance Company (Geneva Life) and U-J Chevrolet Co., Inc. (U-J Chevrolet), in a fraud action based on Geneva Life's refusal to pay benefits under a credit life policy issued to the deceased. We affirm.

The relevant facts are as follows: On or about May 31, 1979, the deceased, James Herndon, went to U-J Chevrolet in Mobile, Alabama, to purchase a pick-up truck. The salesperson with whom Herndon dealt was Linda Quinlan. Quinlan required…