Legal Opinion
Navy Mutual Aid Ass'n v. Barrs
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided November 17, 1998No. 97-4328PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLawrence, J.
Navy Mutual Aid Association (insurer) appeals a summary judgment in favor of Nancy R. Barrs (Barrs), determining that Barrs should recover under a policy insuring the life of her former husband, who apparently died of suicide. We affirm.
Barrs’ former husband, Commander James Barrs, in 1968, was insured by Navy Mutual Aid Association. Their 1989 divorce agreement provided that Barrs would be the irrevocable beneficiary of James’s 1968 policy. The insurer also sold Barrs additional insurance before James’s death, evidenced by a 1994 certificate. The trial judge found that, based on the…
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