Legal Opinion
Hilfiger v. Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided September 18, 1998No. Record 980074PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Lacy
Pursuant to our Rule 5:42, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit certified three questions of Virginia law to this Court regarding the enforceability of a life insurance policy. The questions involve the application of Va. Code §§ 38.2-302 and -319. We accepted the questions by order entered February 13, 1998.
*268The facts, as presented in the certification order, are as follows.* On January 28, 1995, James A. Hilfiger (Hilfiger) filled out an application for a life insurance policy with Transamerica Occidental Life Insurance Company (Transamerica) seeking insurance upon the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Employers Commercial Union Insurance Co. of America v. Great American InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1973
- Jackson National Life Insurance v. RececoniNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1992
- United States v. LeakCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997
- Wood v. New York Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1985
- Gilley v. Union Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Virginia · 1953
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