Silver v. Colorado Casualty Insurance Co.

Opinion by

Judge J. JONES.

On July 19, 2005, a house in Denver owned by plaintiff, Joe Silver, suffered extensive fire damage. He sued the company that insured the property, defendant, Colorado Casualty Insurance Company, after it denied coverage. The district court granted summary judgment in Colorado Casualty's favor on the basis that Colorado Casualty had lawfully rescinded the insurance policy. Silver appeals, and we reverse and remand.

I. Background

Silver bought the property in July 2008. Shortly thereafter, he contacted Deanna Smith, an employee of the insurance brokerage firm of Brown &…