MORGAN v. GOLDEN RULE INS. CO.

No. 21751-CA.

568 So.2d 184 (1990)

Joseph D. MORGAN, Plaintiff/Appellee, v. GOLDEN RULE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant/Appellant.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

September 26, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lundy & Dwight by Clayton Davis, Lake Charles, for Joseph D. Morgan.

Hudson, Potts & Bernstein by Gordon L. James, Monroe, for Golden Rule Ins. Co.

Davenport, Files & Kelly by William G. Kelly, Jr., Monroe, for Steve Best & Steve Best Ins., Inc.

Before LINDSAY, HIGHTOWER, JJ., and JASPER E. JONES, Judge Ad Hoc.


LINDSAY, Judge.

The defendant, Golden Rule Insurance Company (GR), appeals a judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Joseph D. Morgan, finding that Morgan did not intentionally make material misrepresentations on his application for health insurance and therefore GR did not have just and reasonable grounds upon which to rescind the policy. Morgan was awarded the policy benefit of $15,000, plus $15,000 in penalties and $15,000 in attorney fees. GR does not contest that...

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