Legal Opinion

American Casualty Co. v. Ford

Court of Chancery of Delaware

Decided January 4, 1963PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Marvel, Vice Chancellor:

Plaintiff, an insurance company, complains in a first cause of action that it was induced to issue to plaintiff and thereafter to maintain in force an accident and health policy as a result of “ * * * fraudulent misrepresentations and fraudulent conduct * * * ” on the part of defendant. Plaintiff also alleges in its first cause of action that said “ * * * misrepresentation and conduct were intentional, conscious, and material to the risk assumed by the plaintiff * * * .” Plaintiff prays accordingly that said policy be rescinded and the parties restored to the status…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Minsker v. John Hancock Mutual Life InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
  2. Indiana Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company v. J. D. JanesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
  3. Brooks Transportation Co. v. Merchants Mutual Casualty Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1933
  4. Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. GutowskiSupreme Court of Delaware · 1955
  5. Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States v. WilsonCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1941

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Modisette v. Foundation Reserve Insurance Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Oglesby v. Penn Mutual Life InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1995
  3. Moore v. Travelers Indemnity InsuranceSuperior Court of Delaware · 1979
  4. AMERICAN CASUALTY CO. OF READING, PA. v. FordCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1963
  5. Modisette v. Foundation Reserve Insurance Co.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1967

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