Legal Opinion
Bobby Howell v. Colonial Penn Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1987No. 86-6184PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiff, Bobby Howell, brought this diversity action against the defendant, Colonial Penn Insurance Company (“Colonial Penn”), for failure to pay on a homeowner’s insurance policy. The district court granted summary judgment for the insurance company on the basis of section 56-7-103 of the Tennessee Code, Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-103 (1980), and the case law interpreting that section. Finding no error, we affirm.
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On February 5, 1985, plaintiff, Bobby Howell, applied for a homeowner’s insurance policy from the defendant, Colonial Penn. In his application, Howell represented, among other…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Volunteer State Life Ins. v. RichardsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1922
- Womack v. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 1980
- Bruce Bagwell v. Canal Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Broyles v. Ford Life Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1980
- Little v. Washington Nat. Ins. Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1951
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- Pereira v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. (In Re Payroll Express Corp.)District Court, S.D. New York · 1997
- Acuity Mutual Insurance v. FryeDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2010
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- Berkley Regional Insurance Company v. Greater Eastern Credit UnionDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 2020
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