Legal Opinion
Parker v. Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 10, 1990No. Nos. 89-3263, 89-3271PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Per curiam
Shirley Parker appeals the grant of a directed verdict for the defendant Prudential Insurance Company on her claim for the benefits of a life insurance policy purchased by her deceased husband. Pruden*774tial cross appeals the denial of its alternative motion for a directed verdict. We hold that the district court should not have directed a verdict on the issue of accord and satisfaction but that Prudential was entitled to a directed verdict on the grounds of misrepresentation because the application failed to disclose a history of smoking and drug use.
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On December 30, 1985, Michael Parker…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. PrattCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
- Miller v. Premier Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Garraghty v. JordanCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company v. Jmr Electronics Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Fitzgerald v. Franklin Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1979
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3Cited by3 opinions
- New York Life Insurance Company v. Lawrence T. Johnson, Sr., of the Estate of Kirk Johnson Lawrence T. Johnson, Sr., in His Own RightCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
- Shepard v. Keystone InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1990
- Shirley G. Parker, Individually, and to the Use of Syreeta Parker, a Minor v. Prudential Insurance Company of America, Shirley G. Parker, Individually, and to the Use of Syreeta Parker, a Minor v. Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990