Legal Opinion
Celtic Life Ins. Co. v. McLendon
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided June 1, 2001No. 1992060 and 1992061PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Celtic Life Insurance Company ("Celtic") and its "soliciting agent" Jeffrey Fredrickson appeal from an order denying their motions to compel arbitration of an action commenced by Diane McLendon. We reverse and remand.
On January 13, 1999, McLendon completed and signed an application seeking health insurance. Fredrickson submitted the application to Celtic, which approved it and issued McLendon a major-medical policy, effective March 1, 1999. In June 1999, McLendon underwent surgery and submitted a claim to Celtic for payment under the policy. Celtic denied the claim, contending that the…
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2Cases cited22 opinions
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