Legal Opinion
Lunardi v. Great-West Life Assurance Co.
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 10, 1995No. H012493PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ELIA, J.
Paul Vincent Lunardi and Denise Lunardi, executor of the estate of Ralph Lunardi, brought this action for breach of contract and negligence after respondent Great-West Life Assurance Company (Great-West) rescinded the insurance policy it had issued on Ralph’s life. The trial court ruled that Great-West validly rescinded the policy because Ralph and Paul had concealed and misrepresented Ralph’s medical condition during the application period. Accordingly, the court denied plaintiffs’ motion for summary adjudication of their breach of contract claim and granted summary judgment…
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