Tamble v. Downey

The Insurance Commissioner appeals from a judgment annulling by writ of mandate an order revoking the license of respondent as a life insurance agent.

The hearing officer’s findings, which were adopted by appellant, found that respondent made false and fraudulent representations in the sale of insurance policies or knowingly wrote false answers in the applications for such 'policies in each of four cases. As to each of these incidents respondent gave testimony before the hearing officer denying the charges of misconduct. The trial judge chose to believe the testimony of respondent and found…