Legal Opinion
Provident Life & Accident Insurance v. Sharpless
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 9, 2004No. 03-30566PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Mary Ellen Sharpless, M.D. (“Sharp-less”) 1 appeals from a declaratory judgment finding that a disability insurance policy issued to her by Provident Life & Accident Insurance Company (“Provi dent”) was void from its inception. As part of that judgment, Sharpless was ordered to repay all of the benefits that she had collected under the policy, less the amount that had been paid in premiums, for a total payment of $918,577.64, plus costs. On appeal, Sharpless contends the district court erred in finding that: 1) her policy with Provident was governed by the…
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