PA. CAS. CO. v. CHRIS SIMOPOULOS, M.D.

Record No. 860164.

369 S.E.2d 166 (1988)

PENNSYLVANIA CASUALTY COMPANY v. CHRIS SIMOPOULOS, M.D., LTD., et al.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

June 10, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher C. Spencer, Rosewell Page, III; McGuire, Woods & Battle, Richmond, on briefs, for appellant.

H. Joel Weintraub, Decker, Cardon, Thomas, Weintraub, Hitchings & Burgess, Norfolk, on brief, for appellee Parvis Modaber.

No briefs or arguments for appellees Chris Simopoulous, M.D., Ltd. and Chris Simopoulous, Individually and d/b/a American Women's Clinic.

Present: All the Justices.


CARRICO, Chief Justice.

In this case involving medical malpractice insurance, the trial court held that, although the insured gave false answers to questions in the application for insurance, the insurer was estopped from avoiding coverage because the application also contained several unanswered questions, about which the insurer failed to inquire. Finding that the court's holding was erroneous, we will reverse.

At pertinent times, the insurer, Pennsylvania...

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