Hampton v. Liberty National Life Insurance

I must respectfully dissent from the order quashing the writ.

The plaintiff, Mayolia B. Hampton, appealed from a summary judgment in favor of the defendant, Liberty National Life Insurance Company, in this action seeking damages for fraud, fraudulent concealment, conversion, breach of contract, and what she called “the tort of felonious injury arising out of a life insurance policy.” The Court of Civil Appeals affirmed. Hampton v. Liberty National Life Ins. Co., 706 So.2d 1196 (Ala.Civ.App.1996).

In order to enter a summary judgment, the trial court must determine: (1) that there is no genuine…