Faye E. Dyer, Deceased v. Hill Services Plumbing and Hvac - Partial Dissent

Case Number
W2009-00687-COA-R3-CV

I concur with the majority with one exception. The majority holds that by failing to notify Mr. Dyer of his right to convert, Hill Services was the cause of any damages resulting from the first policy not being converted. The majority goes on to say that “[t]he final element of a negligence action is damages. In a case where the duty to notify of the right to convert has been breached, damages equal the amount the insurance policy would have been converted to.” The majority reverses the decision of the trial court finding that there was no duty to notify Mr. Dyer of the right to convert, and remands for an evidentiary hearing on the issue of damages.

Authoring Judge
Judge J. Steven Stafford
Originating Judge
Chancellor Walter L. Evans
Case Name
Faye E. Dyer, Deceased v. Hill Services Plumbing and Hvac - Partial Dissent
Date Filed
Dissent or Concur
This is a dissenting opinion
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