Ward v. Durham Life Insurance

368 S.E.2d 391 (1988)

Hazel M. WARD

v.

DURHAM LIFE INSURANCE CO.

No. 872SC790.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 31, 1988.

Stephen A. Graves, Washington, for plaintiff-appellant.

Young, Moore, Henderson & Alvis by Robert C. Paschal and Theodore S. Danchi, Raleigh, for defendant-appellee.

COZORT, Judge.

Plaintiff filed this action to recover benefits under her deceased husband's life insurance policy which was issued by defendant. Defendant denied coverage on the basis of misrepresentations in the application for insurance and moved for summary judgment. From the trial court's order granting…