Bowers v. Kushnick
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MATHIAS, Judge
Carolyn Bowers appeals the trial court's grant of third-party defendant Robert Kushnick's motion for summary judgment. She raises two issues on appeal, the first of which we find dispositive and restate as: Whether the insured decedent clearly intended to change beneficiaries and whether she did everything she could reasonably do to accomplish that change.
We answer in the negative and affirm the trial court.1
Facts and Procedural History
Katherine Kushnick owned a $40,000 life insurance policy issued by Fortis Benefits Insurance Company that she obtained through her…
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2Cases cited9 opinions
- Shell Oil Co. v. Lovold Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1998
- Alexander v. ScheidIndiana Supreme Court · 2000
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. TallentIndiana Supreme Court · 1983
- Borgman v. BorgmanIndiana Court of Appeals · 1981
- United Services Life Insurance v. MossDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1969
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3Cited by2 opinions
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