Legal Opinion
Dr. Martin Manzella, Jr. v. The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 4, 1989No. 88-3586PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
An insurance company denied a dentist disability payments due to his misrepresentations of material facts on his insurance application. The dentist contends that (1) while his application contained misrepresentations, the insurance broker was an agent of the insurance company and the company is bound by the broker’s alleged knowledge of them; and (2) the facts he misrepresented were not material because they were not “objectively relevant.” The district court found these arguments to be without merit. As the district court’s fact findings are supported by the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Karam v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973
- Tiner v. Aetna Life Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
- Johnson v. Occidental Life Ins. Co. of Cal.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1979
- Karam v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1972
- Raymond v. ZeringueLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1982
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. DuffyDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1993
- Marla Wohlman, Plaintiff-Counter v. Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, Defendant-Counter Claimant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Independent Fire Insurance v. LeaDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1992
- Benante v. United Pacific Life Insurance Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1994
- Benante v. United Pacific Life Insurance Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1994
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