BALLINGER v. SECURITY CONNECTICUT LIFE INS. CO.

No. 74764.

862 P.2d 68 (1993)

Susan Kim BALLINGER, Appellant, v. SECURITY CONNECTICUT LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, a corporation, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

Rehearing Denied September 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald D. Swanson, Tulsa, for appellant.

John B. Stuart, Wagner, Stuart & Cannon, Tulsa, for appellee.


HARGRAVE, Justice.

The issue before us is whether life insurance company's actions in defending against plaintiff's action for reformation of insurance contract constituted bad faith, in light of affidavit by insurance agent that deceased intended different beneficiaries on the policy.

Plaintiff's husband, Terry John Ballinger, applied for life insurance on August 21, 1984 with agent Lynn Orr. The application signed by Ballinger designated his son Steven Ballinger...

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