UNITED INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA v. COLLINS

No. 6654.

305 A.2d 527 (1973)

UNITED INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, a corporation, Appellant, v. Robert L. COLLINS, Appellee.

District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Decided May 30, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward T. Minor, Washington, D. C., with whom John A. Kendrick and Philip H. Manning, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellant.

Denis K. Lane, Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before KELLY, KERN and PAIR, Associate Judges.


KELLY, Associate Judge:

In January of 1971, appellee Collins signed a written application for a hospitalization and surgical expense policy to be issued by appellant United Insurance Company of America. Two weeks later, he paid his initial premium to appellant's soliciting agent and was told that his coverage commenced as of that date. In return for his payment appellee received a receipt which stated, in pertinent part:...

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