Legal Opinion
Martin v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided March 15, 2001No. 00-1051PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JIM Hannah, Justice.
Larry Cecil Martin filed a petition for declaratory judgment in Ashley County Chancery Court for a declaratory judgment that the life insurance policy he purchased in 1984 contained the same benefits the insurance agent promised him in 1984. The trial court granted a motion to dismiss under Ark. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) finding that the five-year statute of limitations in Ark. Code Ann. § 16-56-111 (Supp. 1999) was applicable. Martin alleges the trial court erred in applying a statute of limitations to an Ark. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss. We hold the trial court did…
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