SMITH v. REPUBLIC NATIONAL LIFE INS. CO.

No. 12943.

335 So.2d 739 (1976)

Vaudine Rice SMITH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. REPUBLIC NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 3, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hynes & Gueymard by Davis A. Gueymard, Baton Rouge, for defendant-appellant.

Bice & Russell by Charles B. Bice, Winnfield, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BOLIN, MARVIN and JONES, JJ.


En Banc. Rehearing Denied August 3, 1976.

BOLIN, Judge.

Plaintiff sued Republic National Life Insurance Company on a health policy for the cost of a hemorrhoid operation. Republic denied liability because plaintiff had made false statements in her insurance application and additionally because she had hemorrhoids before the policy became effective. The lower court held Republic was estopped to deny liability because its agent completed the application form...

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