Legal Opinion
White v. White
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 2, 1994PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
REID, Chief Justice.
This case presents for review the dismissal on motion for summary judgment of a suit for death benefits under a life insurance policy. The trial court sustained the insurer’s pleas of limitation of action and res judicata. The Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal on the plea of res judicata, and pretermitted consideration of the limitation of action defense. The judgment of dismissal is affirmed, though on a different ground.
Facts
On January 14, 1983, the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States (Equitable) issued a term life insurance policy on the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Lee v. HallCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1990
- Banks v. BanksCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1934
- Armstrong v. Pilot Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1983
3Cited by30 opinions
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