Legal Opinion
Oregon Mut. Ins. Co. v. Barton
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided December 13, 2001No. 19151-6-IIIPublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
36 P.3d 1065 (2001)
109 Wash.App. 405
OREGON MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent,
v.
George BARTON, Appellant.
No. 19151-6-III.
Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 3, Panel Six.
December 13, 2001.
Timothy H. Esser, Nuxoll, Libey, Ensley, et al, Pullman, for Appellant.
Irvin "Buddy" Paul, Brad E. Smith, Huppin, Ewing, Anderson & Morrison, P.S., Spokane, for Respondent.
SWEENEY, J.
An insurance settlement induced by fraudulent misrepresentations is void. But the misrepresentations must be relevant and must predate the settlement. Here, Oregon Mutual Insurance Company accused its insured, George…
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