Davis v. State Farm Life Insurance Company

Filing 67

JUDGMENT - Signed by Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 4/7/2017. (Briggeman, N.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN DIVISION

DEBRA J. DAVIS,
Plaintiff,
V.
STATE FARM LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY,
Defendant.

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JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE
CASE NO. 7:15-cv-28-FL

Decision by Court.
This action came before the Honorable Louise W. Flanagan, United States District Judge, for
consideration of the parties' motions for summary judgment .
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED in accordance with the court's order entered
April 7, 2017, and for the reasons set forth more specifically therein, the court GRANTS IN
PART and DENIES IN PART each party’s motion for summary judgment (DE 55, 61), and
AWARDS declaratory relief as follows. The court ADJUDGES AND DECLARES that
defendant did not have authority to remove plaintiff as owner of the policy since the change
designating her as such was valid; plaintiff is the proper owner of the policy; Payton is the proper
beneficiary of the policy; the court need not reach the issue whether defendant had authority to
restore Payton as beneficiary, since the change removing her as such was invalid. As a result of
the foregoing, the court specifically DENIES plaintiff’s request for a declaration that she must be
immediately restored as policy beneficiary.
This Judgment Filed and Entered on April 7, 2017, and Copies To:
Christopher A. Chleborowicz

(via CM/ECF Notice of Electronic Filing)

Pamela R. Lawrence

(via CM/ECF Notice of Electronic Filing)

J. Scott Lewis

(via CM/ECF Notice of Electronic Filing)

DATE:

PETER A. MOORE, JR., CLERK

April 7, 2017

(By) /s/ Nicole Briggeman
Deputy Clerk