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NAT'L LIFE & ACCIDENT INS. CO. v. GORDON

No. 765, September Term, 1979.

45 Md. App. 139 (1980)

411 A.2d 1087

THE NATIONAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY v. ETHEL M. GORDON.

Court of Special Appeals of Maryland.

Decided March 6, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Penhallegon, with whom were John G. Prendergast, Jr., and Smith, Somerville & Case on the brief, for appellant.

Edward Smith, Jr., for appellee.

The cause was argued before GILBERT, C.J., and MELVIN and WEANT, JJ.

GILBERT, C.J., delivered the opinion of the Court.

— THE LAW —

A misrepresentation in an application for an insurance policy or renewal thereof does not, ipso facto, permit the carrier to escape liability. This is so because the General Assembly has specifically provided that:

"All statements and descriptions in any application for a life or health insurance policy or annuity...

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