Legal Opinion
Willie Jackson v. The Travelers Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 14, 1997No. 833, Docket 96-7879PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge:
The district court granted summary judgment dismissing the complaint seeking benefits under a disability insurance policy the appellee The Travelers Insurance Company (Travelers) had issued to the appellant Willie Jackson (Jackson). Travelers had rescinded the policy because of misrepresentations made by Jackson, on the application, regarding his medical history. We affirm.
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From 1989 until 1992, Jackson worked for the New York City Transit Authority as a bus driver and was a member of the Transport Workers Union of America (the Union). Travelers offered members a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Donald Vella v. The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States and the Equitable Group and Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- Eisenberg v. Continental Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1970
- Vander Veer v. Continental Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1969
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