Moore v. State Farm Life Insurance Co.

OPINION

REID, Chief Justice.

This case presents for review summary judgment, affirmed by the Court of Appeals, that the husband, who was the primary beneficiary under a policy of insurance on the life of his wife, is barred by T.C.A. § 31-1-106 (1984) from receiving the proceeds of the policy because he was convicted, on a plea of guilty, of vehicular homicide for his wife’s death. This Court finds that because the proof does not show that the husband intended to kill the insured, his right to the proceeds was not forfeited.

State Farm Life Insurance Company issued certain policies of life…