Mattox v. Western Fidelity Insurance
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SENTER, Chief Judge.
This cause is before the court on cross motions for summary judgment. The case involves allegations that Western Fidelity wrongfully denied claims which were filed by the plaintiff to recover under a major medical policy for expenses incurred during his wife’s hospitalization. The defendant seeks summary judgment that it was justified in denying the claims and rescinding the policy due to material misrepresentations made by the Mattoxes or, alternatively, that it did not act in bad faith in denying them. The plaintiff seeks summary judgment that he is entitled to…
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