STOMA v. PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA

No. 4255.

281 So.2d 871 (1973)

George STOMA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. The PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearing Denied September 14, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hall, Raggio & Farrar, by R. W. Farrar, Jr., Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Raleigh Newman, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before HOOD, CULPEPPER and MILLER, JJ.


MILLER, Judge.

Defendant The Prudential Insurance Company of America appeals the judgment awarding plaintiff George Stoma the benefits provided for under an extended medical health and accident insurance policy. Prudential contends that Stoma intentionally deceived the company by erroneously answering questions concerning his medical history and that these answers were material to Prudential's acceptance of the risk. We affirm.

In holding for plaintiff, the...

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