Patty,who Is Divorced,owns a House

question 39

Essay

Patty,who is divorced,owns a house.She has no reasonable expectation of benefit from the life of Quinn,her ex-spouse,but she applies for insur?ance on his life anyway.She also obtains a fire insurance policy on the house,which she later sells.Five years later,Quinn dies and the house is destroyed in a fire.Can Patty obtain payment on either the death of Quinn or the loss of the house? Explain.

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