Legal Opinion
Morris v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 12, 2003No. G030567PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BEDSWORTH, Acting P. J.
Plaintiff Martin J. Morris appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company. Morris alleged that Revere acted in bad faith in denying his claim for benefits under his disability policy. The court granted summary judgment in favor of Revere, concluding that its interpretation of the policy language and the California statute governing incontestability clauses in disability insurance policies was reasonable in light of the evolving state of the law. We agree and affirm the judgment.
Revere issued disability policies to…
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