Kristen Cox MORRISON v. Paul ALLEN Et Al.

OPINION

LEE, JJ., joined. CORNELIA A. CLARK, C.J. and WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., J., filed separate opinions concurring in part and dissenting in part.

After the death of her husband, the plaintiff filed suit against their agents/financial planners based upon several theories of recovery in regard to the termination of a life insurance policy from one company and the acquisition of a replacement policy from a second company. After initially contesting the award of benefits, the second company, which was also named as a defendant in the suit, settled with the plaintiff. At the conclusion of the bench…