Legal Opinion
Mutual of Omaha Insurance v. Dingus
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided January 12, 1979No. Record 770704PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
James E. Dingus recovered a judgment in the court below against Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company. The recovery was effected under a disability income policy. Mutual defended upon the ground that there was no valid policy of insurance in effect because of material misrepresentations contained in Dingus’ application for insurance.
On October 5, 1972, Dingus signed an application for a policy of insurance from Mutual which would provide him specific benefits in event he should incur certain designated medical expenses. This application, which contained questions to be answered by Dingus, read,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Chitwood v. Prudential InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1965
- Inter-Ocean Insurance v. HarkraderSupreme Court of Virginia · 1951
- Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company v. EcholsSupreme Court of Virginia · 1967
- Gilley v. Union Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1953
- New York Life Insurance Company v. EicherSupreme Court of Virginia · 1956
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