Ives v. INA Life Insurance

Defendant INA Life Insurance Company (INA) appeals from a judgment entered after the trial court granted plaintiffs motion for summary judgment and denied INA’s motion for summary judgment. INA assigns error to both rulings, as well as to the granting of plaintiffs “motion to limit admissibility” of certain evidence. The issue is whether INA complied with the applicable statutes that require a copy of the application for insurance to be attached to the policy when it is issued by the insurer. If that requirement is not satisfied, the insurer may not defend on the ground of the insured’s…