Legal Opinion

Peters v. American Income Life Insurance Co.

Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma

Decided June 4, 2002No. 95,995PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

KEITH RAPP, Judge:

{1 The trial court defendant, American Income Life Insurance Company (AIL), appeals an Order overruling its motion for new trial and for judgment N.O.V. after a jury verdict was entered in favor of the trial court plaintiff, Karen Peters (Peters). AIL, by supplemental appeal, further appeals the judgment in favor of Peters for attorney fees and costs.

BACKGROUND

T2 Peters sued AIL for breach of contract and bad faith because she claimed that AIL failed to pay the proceeds of a life insurance policy and an accident policy issued to her mother, Reba Deason (Deason).…

2Cases cited41 opinions

  1. Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Christian v. American Home Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1978
  3. State Ex Rel. Burk v. City of Oklahoma CitySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1979
  4. Neil Acquisition, L.L.C. v. Wingrod Investment Corp.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
  5. McCorkle v. Great Atlantic Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Sims v. Great American Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2006
  2. Garnett v. Government Employees Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2008
  3. Silver Creek Investments, Inc. v. Whitten Construction Management, Inc.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2013
  4. Henderson v. Horace Mann InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. Oklahoma · 2008
  5. EQ OKLAHOMA, INC. v. A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT CO.Court of Civil Appeals of Oklahoma · 2015

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