American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co v. Louis H Bitto IV

STATE OF MICHIGAN COURT OF APPEALS AMERICAN EQUITY INVESTMENT LIFE UNPUBLISHED INSURANCE COMPANY, September 28, 2017 Plaintiff, v No. 332203 Monroe Circuit Court LOUIS H. BITTO IV, LC No. 2016-138504-CZ Defendant-Appellee, JOANN BUSH, Defendant-Appellant, and BRIAN M. BITTO, TERRY WOODS, ERICA R DAUTERMAN, PAIGE E. DUATERMAN, and ALEXUS M. DAUTERMAN, Defendants. Before: O’BRIEN, P.J., and JANSEN and MURRAY, JJ. O’BRIEN, J. (concurring in part and dissenting in part) I agree with the majority’s conclusion that, if the decedent failed to submit the change-of-beneficiary (COB) form during his…