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· 9/20/2011

PHL Variable Insurance v. Price Dawe 2006 Insurance Trust Ex Rel. Christiana Bank & Trust Co.

Citations

  • 28 A.3d 1059
  • 2011 Del. LEXIS 510
  • 2011 WL 4360034

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that trustee has insurable interest in life of insured so long as insured \actually established the trust\
  • noting that incontestability clauses \essentially serve the same function as statutes of limitation and repose\
  • stating that insurance company alleged that Dawe was “financially induced into participating in the transaction”
  • holding, among other things, that “a life insurance policy lacking an insurable interest is void as against public policy and thus never comes into force”
  • describing referral of certified questions from the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
  • finding investor’s payment of premiums was a key fact supporting lack of insurable interest

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Judges: Steele

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