PAUL REVERE LIFE INS. CO. v. HAAS


137 N.J. 190 (1994)

644 A.2d 1098

THE PAUL REVERE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT, v. GILBERT K. HAAS, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT.

The Supreme Court of New Jersey.

Decided July 26, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Wright argued the cause for appellant (Melli & Wright, attorneys; Wright and Cynthia Dokas, on the brief).

Brian T. Campion argued the cause for respondent (Herten, Burstein, Sheridan & Cevasco, attorneys).

Theodore D. Aden submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae American Council of Life Insurance (LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, attorneys; Aden and Rita M. Theisen, a member of the District of Columbia bar, on the brief).

Douglas F. Johnson and Kathryn R. Renahan submitted a brief on behalf of amicus curiae Health Insurance Association of America (Earp, Cohn, Leone & Pendery, attorneys; Thomas B. Ackland, Gail E. Cohen and Monica A. Fisher, members of the California bar, on the brief).


The opinion of the Court was delivered by POLLOCK, J.

We granted the petition for certification of plaintiff, The Paul Revere Life Insurance Co. (plaintiff, the insurer, or Paul Revere), 137 N.J. 307, 645 A.2d 136 (1993), to determine whether a statutorily-mandated "incontestability clause" included in a disability policy precludes the insurer from denying...

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