Legal Opinion

King v. National Foundation Life Ins. Co.

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided March 31, 1989No. 87-1074PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

The issue in this case is whether the trial court erred in entering summary judgment for National Foundation Life Insurance Company ("National") on the plaintiffs' claims for breach of contract, fraud, and bad faith.

This appeal involves a medical insurance policy. The evidence before the trial court tended to show the following: On March 24, 1983, the Kings applied to National for a policy of major medical health insurance through National's agent, Christopher R. Farrow. On the application, the Kings indicated that Geraldine King had received medical treatment for a prior pregnancy, but the…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. National SEC. Fire & Cas. Co. v. BowenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
  2. National Sav. Life Ins. Co. v. DuttonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
  3. Berkel & Co. Contractors v. Providence Hosp.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1984
  4. Ray v. MontgomerySupreme Court of Alabama · 1980
  5. McLaughlin v. Alabama Farm Bureau Mut. Cas. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1983

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. OwenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1999
  2. McCullough v. Golden Rule Insurance Co.Wyoming Supreme Court · 1990
  3. Hines v. Riverside Chevrolet-Olds, Inc.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1995
  4. Koch v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co.Supreme Court of Alabama · 1990
  5. LeFevre v. WestberrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1991

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