Legal Opinion
Tharp v. Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided January 25, 1989PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
HIGHERS, Judge.
Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Company (Insurance Company), defendant, *702appeals a $100,000 judgment to Allen Ros-co Tharp, (beneficiary) plaintiff, after a non-jury trial concerning a disputed life insurance policy.
The Insurance Company issued a $100,-000 term life insurance policy to James W. Tharp in April of 1984. In July of 1986, Tharp’s coverage lapsed sixty days after non-payment of the annual premium. On the morning of November 24, 1986, Tharp went to Thomas Powers, a Lexington, Tennessee, agent for the insurance company, wanting to get his “insurance straightened…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- DeFord v. National Life & Accident Ins.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1945
- Industrial Life & Health Ins. v. TrinkleTennessee Supreme Court · 1947
- National Life & Accident Insurance v. CarmichaelCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1964
- Lester v. Sovereign CampTennessee Supreme Court · 1937
- Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. TempletonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1962
3Cited by1 opinion
- Bland v. Allstate InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1996