Legal Opinion
Nassif v. Hartford Life Insurance Co. of America
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 21, 2004No. 03-55328; D.C. No. CV-01-01759-RMBPublished
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM *
John Nassif, M.D., appeals the district court’s decision to grant summary judgment in favor of Hartford Insurance Company of America. We affirm on the ground that the parties rescinded the insurance contract.
Because the facts are known to the parties, we do not recite them here. We review the district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo.1 We conclude that no genuine issue of material fact exists.2
Hartford sought to rescind when it sent Nassif the letter of September 16, 1998 and the accompanying premium refund check.3 Nassif accepted the rescission when he cashed the premium…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Waller v. Truck Insurance Exchange, Inc.California Supreme Court · 1995
- Clicks Billiards Inc., a Texas Corporation v. Sixshooters Inc., an Arizona Corporation Ronald R. Forbes, a Married Man Jane Doe Forbes, WifeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Teledyne Mid-America Corporation, a Delaware Corporation v. Hoh Corporation, a Hawaii CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
- Red Alarm, Inc. v. Waycrosse, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995