The motion court correctly granted defendant's motion for summary judgment on its rescission counterclaim, given the material misrepresentations contained in the insured's insurance applications (Geer v Union Mut. Life Ins. Co., 273 N.Y. 261, 265, 266 [1937]). There is no dispute that the applicants grossly overstated the insured's financial circumstances. Further,
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