Independent Life & Acc. Ins. Co. v. Parker

This is a fraud case involving an insurance policy.

This case has previously been appealed to the supreme court, which reversed a $16,000 bad faith judgment against Independent, and remanded the case to the trial court. See,Independent Life Accident Insurance Company v. Parker,449 So.2d 233 (Ala. 1984).

The facts in this case are related in a thorough statement of the facts in the above opinion, and we adopt that statement here. In summary, Parker, who was a "crop duster," wanted to purchase a hospitalization and life insurance policy from Independent's agent, Dan Turrentine. Parker wished to…