Ballard v. Lee

Scottie Ballard appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of Alan Godfrey Lee in Ballard's action against Lee and others seeking compensation for alleged insurance fraud.

In late August 1990, Scottie Ballard visited the office of the Sealy Insurance Agency ("Sealy") in Hamilton, Alabama, seeking property coverage on a restaurant that he had recently purchased. During that visit, Ballard and Sealy employees discussed the description and the value of the property and the consequent amount of coverage. Ballard requested coverage for the structure in the amount of $85,000 and coverage for…