Carroll v. Jackson National Life Insurance

Gardner, Judge:

Mary Louise Carroll (Carroll) brought this action to recover on two $50,000 life insurance policies. The court granted her summary judgment motion because Jackson National Life Insurance Company (the Insurance Company), admitted it could not prove a causal connection between the insured’s misrepresentation of his health history and the cause of death. We affirm.

ISSUE

The sole issue is whether a life insurer must prove a causal connection between a misrepresentation pertaining to health history and death before coverage can be voided under a life insurance policy.

FACTS

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