Smith v. Globe Life Insurance

Plaintiff appeals as of right from an order granting defendant’s motion for summary disposition pursuant to MCR 2.116(C)(10) and dismissing plaintiff’s claim. We reverse and remand.

Debra L. Smith, as the personal representative of the estate of her father, Robert A. Smith, deceased, filed suit against defendant Globe Life Insurance Company after Globe refused to pay credit life insurance benefits following Robert A. Smith’s death. Defendant claimed no coverage existed because the decedent misrepresented the state of his health at the time he applied for the credit life insurance policy.

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