PIERSON v. BUYHER

No. 117A91.

409 S.E.2d 903 (1991)

330 N.C. 182

Val Stephen PIERSON, Individually and as Executor of the Estate of Norma T. Pierson v. John R. BUYHER and Jefferson National Life Insurance Company.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

November 7, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Van Winkle, Buck, Wall, Starnes and Davis, P.A. by Michelle Rippon, Asheville, for plaintiff-appellee.

Gwynn G. Radeker, Asheville, for defendant-appellant.

Walter E. Brock, Jr., and Carolyn Sprinthall Knaut, Raleigh, for North Carolina Ass'n of Defense Attys., amicus curiae.


FRYE, Justice.

The issue in this case is a narrow one: When does a cause of action accrue for negligent advice of an insurance agent when the person bringing the suit is the beneficiary of the life insurance policy issued in reliance on that advice? More specifically, when does the cause of action accrue when the insurance policy contains a provision permitting the policy owner to freely change the beneficiary? The trial...

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