Legal Opinion

Massachusetts Casualty Insurance Company v. Billie J. Roe, Now Known as Billie J. Chisman

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided September 26, 1996No. 95-2124, 95-2402PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

When Billie J. Roe decided to acquire some long-term disability insurance, she was not as careful as she now knows she should have been. This case is about the consequences of various omissions and misstatements she made during a six month period in connection with a long-term disability policy she applied for and briefly had with Massachusetts Casualty Insurance Company (MCIC). The district court thought Roe’s actions required summary judgment for MCIC, which it entered, along with an order under Rule 54(b) that allowed this appeal while claims against other…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Stockberger v. Meridian Mutual InsuranceIndiana Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. American International Adjustment Co. v. Frank J. Galvin, Jr., and Galvin, Stalmack and KirschnerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  3. American Family Mutual Insurance v. KivelaIndiana Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Clark v. Millikin Mortgage Co.Indiana Court of Appeals · 1986
  5. Benante v. United Pacific Life Insurance Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1995

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3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Billie J. Roe (Now Chisman) v. Brent A. Sewell, Thomas R. Dyer, and Sun Life of Canada, D/B/A Sun Financial GroupCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1997
  2. Layng v. Urbonas (In re Urbonas)United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · 2015
  3. Brennan v. HallIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009

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