SAWYER v. NORTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 842SC247.

323 S.E.2d 450 (1984)

Ronald M. SAWYER v. NORTH CAROLINA FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 18, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hutchins & Thompson by R.W. Hutchins, Plymouth, for plaintiff-appellee.

Baker, Jenkins & Jones by Ronald G. Baker and W. Hugh Jones, Jr., Ashoskie, for defendant-appellant.


WEBB, Judge.

As a general rule, the failure of an insured to pay a premium by the due date results in a lapse of coverage as of the last day of the policy period. Klein v. Ins. Co., 289 N.C. 63, 220 S.E.2d 595 (1975) and Cauley v. Ins. Co., 219 N.C. 398, 14 S.E.2d 39 (1944). An insurer may by extensions or periods of grace extend it on any terms he chooses. In this case it is undisputed...

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