Legal Opinion
Johnny Overstreet, Administrator of the Estate of David Wilkey, Deceased v. Kentucky Central Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1991No. 90-2217PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BUTZNER, Senior Circuit Judge:
Johnny Overstreet, administrator of the estate of David Wilkey, appeals a summary judgment in favor of Kentucky Central Life Insurance Company in a diversity action alleging wrongful death, entitlement to policy proceeds under the North Carolina Slayer Statute, and unjust enrichment. The suit was brought after David Fisher, beneficiary on a policy insuring Wil-key’s life, was convicted of procuring Wil-key’s murder. The district court held that the company was not estopped from pleading the statute of limitations, that Fisher’s fraud voided the policy,…
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