A district court, in a novel case, held that an insurance company cannot be appointed the legal representative of a dead person's estate without the insurer's consent.
The ruling could have bearing on future cases in showing that consent is required from the insurer before being appointed to represent the estate, as has emerged in this court challenge.
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