Legal Opinion
Hays v. Jackson National Life Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1997No. 96-5089PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEPHEN K. ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs are beneficiaries of James T. Hays under a life insurance policy issued by Jackson National Life Insurance Company. In this diversity action, they appeal the district court’s order granting Jackson National summary judgment on plaintiffs’ contract and tort claims, which generally alleged that Jackson National wrongfully refused to pay death benefits under the policy. Jackson National denied payment because of alleged misrepresentations and omissions on the insurance application regarding Mr. Hays’ medical history.
We hold that Oklahoma law requires…
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