Legal Opinion
New Hampshire Ins. Co. v. Diller
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided January 13, 2010No. Civil Action 07-cv-1131 (NLH)(JS)PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HILLMAN, District Judge.
This case presents the issue, among others, of whether an insurance company may draft and enter into a marine insurance contract with an insured which on its face allows it to void coverage for only intentional misrepresentations, and later, when the issue of intent is unclear, rely on a common law doctrine to deny coverage which deems intent irrelevant. We conclude that it may not.
Plaintiff, New Hampshire Insurance Company (“NHIC”), filed a complaint against its insured, defendant/counter-claimant/third-party plaintiff, William Diller, Jr., requesting a…
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