Legal Opinion
State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company v. Sherry Spray
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 14, 1977No. 76-1338PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HASTINGS, Senior Circuit Judge.
We consider the question of whether an automobile insurance company should be estopped to raise the defense of material misrepresentations made by an applicant for insurance.
On April 21, 1975, plaintiff State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company (State Auto) filed a diversity complaint in the district court, 1 for declaratory relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2201. 2 State Auto sought a declaration that a policy of automobile liability insurance it had issued to Marvin R. Phillips (Phillips) was void ah initio because of certain fraudulent and material…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- W. H. Barber Co. v. HughesIndiana Supreme Court · 1945
- Richard P. Watts, Administrator of the Estate of Ronald Arthur Storz, Deceased v. Pioneer Corn Company, Inc., and Harold J. GoodrichCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
- Mills v. Reserve Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1960
- Charles E. Bowles, Jr. v. Zimmer Manufacturing Company, an Indiana CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1960
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. TannenbaumCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1951
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Thomas E. Bowen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Coldwell Banker & Company v. Merlin KarlockCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. CrouchCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1986
- Sullivan v. Savin Business MacHines Corp.District Court, N.D. Indiana · 1983
- Stillwell v. Brock Bros., Inc.District Court, S.D. Indiana · 1990
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