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· 5/17/1988

Modern Telecommunications, Inc. v. Zimmerman

Citations

  • 140 A.D.2d 217
  • 528 N.Y.S.2d 68
  • 3 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 741
  • 1988 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 5134

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  • explaining that for an insurer “to establish the materiality of a misrepresentation as a matter of law, it was required to present documentation concerning its underwriting practices such as underwriting manuals, rules or bulletins which pertain to insuring similar risks.”
  • “[t]he insurer’s proof must establish that it would not have issued the same policies if the correct information had been disclosed in the applications”
  • “For an insurer ... to establish the materiality of a misrepresentation as a matter of law, it was required to present documentation concerning its underwriting policies such as its underwriting manuals, rules, or bulletins which pertain to insuring similar risks.”

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