This is the third installment of my recent discussion of the Morrison v. Allen decision. Assume these facts (a skeletal version of the facts in Morrison): John Doe requests life insurance from his insurance agent in the amount of $1,000,000. A policy is issued, but a claim by John’s wife, Jane, for benefits under
March 2011
Morrison v. Allen, Part II
By Brandon McWherter on
Posted in Application Misrepresentations
Yesterday I wrote about the February 2011 landmark decision of the Tennessee Supreme Court in Morrison v. Allen. There was one relatively minor point concerning an alleged misrepresentation in an application that grabbed my attention. In Morrison, the insurance company denied Ms. Morrison’s claim for life insurance benefits based on alleged misrepresentations of…