Gillilan v. Federated Guar. Life Ins. Co.

The issues on appeal are whether a contract of life insurance had been created between an applicant for a life insurance policy and an insurance company, prior to the applicant's death, and whether the wife of the deceased applicant may be permitted to bring a negligence claim against the insurance company and its agent, either individually or as administratrix of her deceased husband's estate. The trial court's summary judgment is affirmed.

On November 29, 1980, Billy Wayne Gillilan (applicant), the husband of plaintiff/appellant Janice Gillilan, went to the office of Wanda Thrift, an agent…