Legal Opinion
Chavis v. Southern Life Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided September 3, 1985No. 8410DC1037PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BECTON, Judge.
Plaintiff, Mary McClain Chavis, instituted this action on 14 October 1982 as the beneficiary of a $17,000 life insurance policy issued to her deceased husband, Leotha Jim Chavis, to recover the proceeds after the defendant insurer, Southern Life Insurance Company (Southern Life), denied her claim.
Mr. Chavis died on 25 July 1981 from burns received in a house fire. In its Answer, filed 21 December 1982, Southern Life raised the defense that Mr. Chavis’ “false and misleading . . . material” misrepresentations in a 1980 application for reinstatement of his lapsed life insurance…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wachovia Bank & Trust Co. v. Westchester Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
- Zimmerman v. Hogg & Allen, Professional Ass'nSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1974
- Ballenger v. CrowellCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1978
- New York Life Ins. Co. v. SeymourCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1930
- Martin v. MartinCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1975
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