Prudential Property & Casualty Ins. Co. v. Cole

GUNN, Judge.

Defendant-appellant William H. Cole appeals from a declaratory judgment declaring that his homeowner’s policy with plaintiff-respondent Prudential Property Ins. Co. was void ab initio for fraudulent misrepresentations made in the policy application. The trial court’s judgment was also adverse to Cole on his counterclaim for insurance benefits, interest, vexatious penalties and attorney’s fees. The substance of Cole’s appeal is that the findings of the trial court were against the weight of the evidence and not supported by substantial evidence. We affirm.

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