Legal Opinion
Time Insurance v. Bishop
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 8, 1993No. Record 920348PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Whiting
The sole issue in this insurance case is whether the evidence establishes as a matter of law that an insured knowingly misrepresented a material fact in his application for insurance.
On July 1, 1987, Beeken E. Bishop applied for a policy of hospitalization and life insurance to be issued by Time Insurance Company (Time). Charles M. James, an agent of Time, filled in an application for this insurance by recording Bishop’s answers to the questions on Time’s application form. In a section entitled “Evidence of Insurability,” the following question was asked of Bishop: “To the best of your…
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2Cases cited12 opinions
- Webb v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1963
- Bond v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
- Flannagan v. Northwestern Mutual Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1929
- Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company v. EcholsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
- Old Republic Life Insurance Company v. BalesSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Breault v. Berkshire Life InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1993
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- Portillo v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2009
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