Wade v. Olinger Life Insurance

560 P.2d 446 (1977)

Theresa WADE, Petitioner,

v.

OLINGER LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

No. C-859.

Supreme Court of Colorado, En Banc.

January 31, 1977.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing March 14, 1977.

Shelley B. Don, Denver, for petitioner.

Gorsuch, Kirgis, Campbell, Walker & Grover, Robert E. Warren, Jr., Michael J. Wadle, Denver, for respondent.

ERICKSON, Justice.

We granted certiorari to review the decision in Wade v. Olinger Life Insurance Co., 37 Colo.App. ___, 544 P.2d 412 (1975). We reverse and remand with directions.

The petitioner is a 28-year-old woman with a ninth grade education. In…