Legal Opinion
West Coast Life Insurance v. Ward
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 25, 2005No. A108553PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
SWAGER, J.
Stephen R. Ward appeals a declaratory judgment to the effect that West Coast Life Insurance Company (WCL) properly rescinded a life insurance policy covering the life of his wife, Lois Ward, after receiving a claim for payment following her death. We affirm.
PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The declaratory judgment action concerned two inaccuracies in the application dated August 19, 2002, which Lois Ward submitted to WCL for a life insurance policy. Question No. 7 of the application asked if the “proposed insured” had any application for other life insurance then pending. The applicant…
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