Legal Opinion

Berthiaume v. Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Co.

Court of Appeals of Minnesota

Decided June 3, 1986No. CO-86-58PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*16OPINION

FOLEY, Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment granting respondent insurance company’s motion for a summary judgment based on Useldinger v. Old Republic Life Insurance Co., 377 N.W.2d 32 (Minn.Ct.App.1985), pet for rev. denied, (Minn. Jan. 17, 1986). The trial court found that Michael Berthi-aume, now deceased, knew he had high blood pressure and was attempting to control it through weight reduction, diet, and medicine at the time he applied for mortgage life insurance, thus making his negative response to the question on the application pertaining to high blood pressure willfully…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Betlach v. Wayzata CondominiumSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1979
  2. Rathbun v. WT Grant CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
  3. Price v. Standard Life & Accident InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1903
  4. Howard v. Aid Ass'n for LutheransSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1978
  5. Siemers v. United Benefit Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1956

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Peggy A. Lebus v. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995
  2. In Re Silicone Implant Insurance Coverage LitigationCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2002
  3. Ellis v. Great-West Life Assurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
  4. Veal v. Veterans Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1989
  5. Ser Yang v. Western-Southern Life Assurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013

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