Legal Opinion

Comprehensive Benefit Administrators, Inc. v. Nu-Cape Construction, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 30, 1989No. 89-01049PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEHAN, Judge.

We affirm the summary judgment entered against defendant insurer. The summary judgment determined coverage existed under a group health insurance policy issued to appellee company for medical expenses incident to cancer suffered by the wife of a company employee.

We agree with the trial court’s determination that coverage was not precluded due to a misrepresentation through a negative answer to a question in the policy application about knowledge of cancer suffered by the wife. The question was ambiguous as to whether it asked about a then existing condition (in which case the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Ellenwood v. Southern United Life Ins. Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  2. United Services Automobile Association v. PorrasDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
  3. Hulse v. Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Fla., Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Boca Raton Community Hosp. v. BruckerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  2. Mora v. Tower Hill Prime Insurance CompanyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015
  3. Mercury Insurance Co. of Florida v. MarkhamDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  4. Mercury Insurance Co. of Florida v. MarkhamDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
  5. Wharran v. United of Omaha Life Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2022

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