Legal Opinion
West Coast Life Insurance v. Hoar Ex Rel. Estate of Butts
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 6, 2009No. 19-4130PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
West Coast Life Insurance Company (“WCLI”) brought suit in federal district court seeking rescission of an insurance policy based upon an alleged misrepresentation by Stephen Butts. Butts, who participated in heli-skiing on numerous occasions, stated in his insurance application that he did not engage in any hazardous activities. Butts’s estate and intended beneficiaries asserted counterclaims against WCLI alleging: (1) breach of contract, (2) bad faith, and (3) violation of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act. The district court dismissed Defendants’…
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- Hollinger v. Mutual Benefit Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Colorado · 1977
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