Katherine M. Nyonteh v. Peoples Security Life Insurance Company, Katherine M. Nyonteh v. Peoples Security Life Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION PER CURIAM:
Appellant Katherine M. Nyonteh appeals from the district court’s judgment following a bench trial. She contends that the district court erred in finding an insurance policy’s incontestability clause inapplicable as a result of the policy being void due to fraudulent statements made in the insurance application. Appellee Peoples Life Insurance Company (Peoples) cross-appeals, contending that, even if it cannot contest the validity of the policy under the terms of the policy itself, it can do so under the terms of a reinstatement application. We agree with both contentions…
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