Legal Opinion
United Fidelity Life Insurance v. Emert
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 26, 1996No. D021090PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
McINTYRE, J.
United Fidelity Life Insurance Company (United Fidelity) appeals an order granting summary judgment in favor of Gregory D. Emert on United Fidelity’s complaint for declaratory relief. United Fidelity sought to rescind a life insurance policy with a disability rider it had issued in favor of Emert, on the ground Emert fraudulently concealed his medical condition. Both the life insurance policy and the disability rider contained two-year incontestability clauses, and United Fidelity filed its complaint after the contestable period had expired. Therefore, the trial court ruled…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Metzinger v. Manhattan Life InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1969
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