WHITMIRE v. SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU LIFE INS. CO.

No. 21-1643.

52 F.4th 153 (2022)

Robert WHITMIRE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Filed: October 26, 2022.

Decided: October 26, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Joseph Mattia , THE BOONSWANG LAW FIRM, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellant. Aaron Edward Pohlmann , WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP, Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: K. Alan Parry , PARRY LAW, PLLC, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, for Appellant. Gemma L. Saluta , WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (US) LLP, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for Appellee.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Wynn wrote the opinion, in which Judge Wilkinson joined. Judge Wilkinson wrote a separate concurring opinion, and Judge Richardson wrote a dissenting opinion.


In this case, we are tasked with interpreting a North Carolina statute regulating life insurance companies. The provision states that "[n]o life insurance corporation doing business in this State" (and meeting certain other requirements which are not relevant here) may cancel a life insurance policy within one year of default...

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