Legal Opinion
Malcom v. Farmers New World Life Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 2, 1992No. D012947PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KREMER, P. J.
Plaintiffs Pamela Malcom (Pamela) and Medmetric Corporation (Medmetric) appeal summary judgment favoring defendant Farmers New World Life Insurance Company (Farmers) on their first amended complaint for breach of life insurance contracts. Plaintiffs contend the court erred in determining the contracts’ suicide provision to be plain, clear, conspicuous and unambiguous as a matter of law. Plaintiffs also contend the court erred in concluding Farmers did not owe the decedent insured Lawrence Malcom (Lawrence) 1 an affirmative duty at time of purchase to advise him of the…
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