Legal Opinion

Watson v. Golden Rule Insurance Co.

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided December 19, 1990No. 45A03-9002-CV-67PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STATON, Judge.

Robert H. Watson appeals a summary judgment in favor of Golden Rule Insurance Company (Golden Rule) denying coverage under a health insurance policy and rescinding the policy. He raises four issues for our consideration, which we consolidate and rephrase as follows:

Whether the trial court properly granted summary judgment in favor of Golden Rule on the basis that the terms of the insurance policy allowed Golden Rule to rescind the contract based upon misrepresentations in the application for insurance.

We affirm.

On March 15, 1986, Watson applied for health insurance with Golden…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Lee v. SchroederIndiana Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. Hofmann v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1975
  3. Mauller v. City of ColumbusIndiana Court of Appeals · 1990
  4. Wilkin v. 1st Source BankIndiana Court of Appeals · 1990
  5. Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. WinansIndiana Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Claborn v. Washington National Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1996
  2. York v. Union Carbide Corp.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. Bennett v. Crownlife InsuranceIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  4. Fricke v. GrayIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
  5. Curtis v. American Community Mutual Insurance Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1993

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