First Alabama Bank v. Prudential Life Ins.

These related appeals arise from the refusal of Prudential Life Insurance Company of America ("Prudential") to pay certain life insurance benefits to Carole B. Tindal. They are presently before this Court for the second time; for a complete history of the cases, see Badners v. Prudential Life Insurance Co.,567 So.2d 1242 (Ala. 1990).

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(PRUDENTIAL v. TINDAL)

(Appeal)

(TINDAL v. PRUDENTIAL)

(Cross-Appeal)

Tindal, the former wife of the deceased policy holder (Thomas Badners), sued Prudential and First Alabama Bank of South Baldwin ("FAB"), alleging a breach of contract. At the end of the trial, the…