Newman v. Bankers Fidelity Life Ins. Co.

The plaintiff, Madie Buce Newman, appeals from a judgment entered in favor of the defendants, Bankers Fidelity Life Insurance Company ("Bankers") and Glenn M. Hudson, after a jury returned a verdict. We affirm.

The record reveals the following. Ralph Newman and his wife Madie Newman bought a house in Lee County in 1964. They financed their purchase through a 35-year FHA mortgage. They then spoke with C.G. Littleton, the local agent for Bankers, about obtaining insurance on Mr. Newman's life in order to pay the balance on the mortgage should Mr. Newman predecease his wife. Littleton asked Glenn…