United States Sixth Circuit

In an action for rescission of insurance policies based on their allegedly fraudulent procurement, summary judgment for Plaintiff is reversed, where a failure by the insured to disclose conditions affecting the risk, of which he is aware, makes the contract voidable at the insurer's option, and Defendant-Insurer did not exercise that option.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/28/2009
• Published 05/28/2009

Judges

• Before:  GUY, CLAY, and COOK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Charles J. Vinicombe, Drinker, Biddle & Reath, Princeton, New Jersey, for Appellant.  William T. Wuliger, Wuliger, Fadel & Beyer, Cleveland, Ohio, for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  Charles J. Vinicombe, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Princeton, New Jersey, Stephen D. Lerner, Pierre H. Bergeron, Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.   William T. Wuliger, Wuliger, Fadel & Beyer, Cleveland, Ohio, Amy A. Wuliger-Knee, Montgomery Village, Maryland, Andrew C. Storar, Michael W. Sandner, Pickrel, Schaeffer & Ebeling, Dayton, Ohio, for Appellee.