Legal Opinion

Grosse v. Protective Life Insurance

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided March 24, 1994No. 91-0382PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtWilliam A. Bablitch, J.

The plaintiff Sharon Grosse is seeking to collect life insurance proceeds from a policy issued to her deceased husband by defendant Protective Life Insurance Company (Protective Life). Protective Life denied coverage, claiming that there was a material change in the health of Mr. Grosse (a previously undiagnosed lung cancer) between the time of his application and the time he paid his first premium, a fact which for purposes of this review is undisputed. At trial, Ms. Grosse attempted to stop Protective Life from putting this fact into evidence, asserting that the statutes preclude Protective…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Ball v. District No. 4, Area BoardWisconsin Supreme Court · 1984
  2. Voss v. City of MiddletonWisconsin Supreme Court · 1991
  3. Wisconsin Department of Revenue v. Milwaukee Brewers Baseball ClubWisconsin Supreme Court · 1983
  4. Estate of EvansWisconsin Supreme Court · 1965
  5. Weimer v. Economic Life Ass'n of ClintonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1899

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. State v. HallWisconsin Supreme Court · 1997
  2. State v. RamirezCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2001
  3. State v. ThomasCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 2000
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  5. State v. FrankwickCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1999

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