Legal Opinion
Bass v. California Life Ins. Co.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided May 29, 1991No. 07-CA-59403PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
581 So.2d 1087 (1991)
Donna L. BASS
v.
CALIFORNIA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY and Variable Protection Administrators, Inc.
No. 07-CA-59403.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
May 29, 1991.
James Patrick Caldwell, Riley Ford Caldwell & Cork, Tupelo, for appellant.
Thomas A. Wicker, Holland Ray & Upchurch, Tupelo, for appellees.
Before HAWKINS, P.J., and SULLIVAN and PITTMAN, JJ.
PITTMAN, Justice, for the Court:
Donna Bass instituted this action in the Circuit Court of Lee County for the wrongful and "bad faith" denial of health insurance benefits. At the trial of this matter, the circuit court granted Variable…
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- Griffin v. WareMississippi Supreme Court · 1984
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