Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State Farm Life Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals of Tennessee

Decided November 17, 1981PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TOMLIN, Judge.

This appeal comes to this Court from a decree of the Chancery Court of Benton County, decreeing that a decreasing-term life insurance policy issued by the defendant was in full force and effect at the time of the insured’s death. The insured’s beneficiary sued the defendant State Farm, the insurer, seeking to have the policy on her late husband’s life declared valid, after State Farm had advised her that because of misrepresentations on her husband’s insurance application, the policy issued was invalid. Two issues are presented to this Court by this appeal: (1) Were certain of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. DeFord v. National Life & Accident Ins.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1945
  2. Volunteer State Life Ins. v. RichardsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1922
  3. Broyles v. Ford Life Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1980
  4. Little v. Washington Nat. Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1951
  5. National Old Line Insurance Company v. PeopleSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1974

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Smith v. Tennessee Farmers Life Reassurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 2006
  2. Loyd v. Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1992
  3. Clingan v. Vulcan Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1985
  4. Bobby Howell v. Colonial Penn Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
  5. Vermont Mutual Insurance Co. v. ChiuCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000

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