Legal Opinion
Sledge v. Liberty National Life Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided February 25, 1994No. 1921078PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KENNEDY, Justice.
Larry Sledge sued Liberty National Life Insurance Company, alleging breach of contract and bad faith failure to pay a life insurance policy.
In January 1991, Julia M. Sledge purchased a life insurance policy from Liberty National, naming her son, Larry Sledge, as beneficiary. On March 13, 1991, Julia died. According to Larry, he notified Liberty National of his mother’s death shortly thereafter. On March 25, 1991, Liberty National canceled the policy, refunding a portion of *1334the premium payments. Liberty National contends that it had not been notified of Julia’s death at that…
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- Rice v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1991
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