Hicks v. North American Co. for Life & Health Insurance

CARLTON, J.,

for the Court.

¶ 1. This appeal arises from an order granting summary judgment in favor of appellees/defendants North American Company for Life and Health Insurance (North American) and Cliff Hancock d/b/a Hancock Insurance Agency (Hancock). The Benton County Circuit Court found that the six policy holders’/plaintiffs’/appellants’ (the Appellants) claims were barred by Mississippi’s three-year statute of limitations. Finding ambiguity in five of the policies, and error with the trial court’s grant of summary judgment as to the policies of Sarah Hicks, L.T. Hicks, William Evans,…