Pearce v. American Defender Life Insurance

303 S.E.2d 608 (1983)

Leta PEARCE

v.

AMERICAN DEFENDER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY.

No. 8210SC851.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

June 21, 1983.

Akins, Mann, Pike & Mercer by Jerome J. Hartzell, Raleigh, for plaintiff-appellant.

Reynolds & Howard by Ted R. Reynolds, Raleigh, for defendant-appellee.

HILL, Judge.

In their briefs, the parties state the following versions of the question presented on appeal:

Plaintiff: [W]hether, assuming the accuracy of plaintiff's allegations, defendant has acted wrongfully.

Defendant: [W]hether such action [referring to the May, 1971 exchange of letters] can be construed…