Court of Appeals Minutes for September 5th

The Court of Appeals recently posted its minutes for September 5th, here.  One published case dealing with torts and insurance.

The case of Rudolph v. Shelter Insurance Companies, the Court of Appeals dealt with the issue of a misrepresentation in a fire policy and whether summary judgment was proper for Shelter.  Rudolph applied for fire insurance policy with Shelter Insurance Company.  After his house burned to the ground it was revealed that he was convicted of a felony (manufacturing methamphetamine).  The application asked if anyone applying for insurance had been convicted of a felony.  Rudolph’s application denied any such convictions.  After Shelter found out about the misrepresentation they rescinded the policy, claiming it was material to the risk and had it known it would not have issued the policy.  The trial court granted summary judgment.

Rudolph claimed that he did not fill out the answers to the application, was not asked the question by the agent, and was not aware that the answer was false.  He alleged that he only signed the application in a perfunctory manner.  The court of appeals believed that an issue of fact existed whether Rudolph should be held responsible for a misrepresentation on an application when there was an issue as to whether he actually made the misrepresentation or whether the agent ever asked him the question.  The court of appeals noted that Kentucky law differentiates between those cases when the applicant in a fire policy fills out the application and signs it, and those when the agent fills out the information and the application is signed only as a formality.  It reversed the summary judgment.

Court of Appeals Minutes for August 22nd

The Court of Appeals has posted its minutes for August 22nd, here.  There was only one published case dealing with torts and insurance.  Please check back for my digest with comments.

Court of Appeals Minutes for July 4th.

The Court of Appeals has posted its minutes for July 4th, here.  There weren’t any published cases dealing with torts or insurance.

No Court of Appeals Minutes for July 4th

At last check the Court of Appeals did not post any minutes for July 4th, due to the holiday.  The site is currently down, so I can’t determine if any posts have been made since.  I’ll continue to check and post the link along with any new minutes for July 11th.

Court of Appeals Minutes for June 27th

The Court of Appeals has posted its minutes for June 27th, here.  Please check back for digests of published opinions related to tort and insurance law.

Court of Appeals Minutes for June 20th

The Court of Appeals has posted its minutes for June 20th, here.  There weren’t any published cases dealing with tort and insurance law.  The good news is it appears the links to the cases are now working.

Court of Appeals Minutes for June 13th

The Court of Appeals has posted its minutes for June 13th, here.  Unfortunately, the links to the reported cases still will not work.  As soon as I can get some information on those cases dealing with tort and insurance law, I’ll post it.

Court of Appeals Minutes for June 6th

The Court of Appeals has posted its minutes for June 6th, here. There are several published cases, which may be related to tort and insurance, but the links are not working. I am sure the AOC will have them fixed soon, so check back for an update.

Court of Appeals Minutes for May 30th

The Court of Appeals has posted its minutes for May 30th, here.  There weren’t any published opinions related to torts or insurance law.

Court of Appeals Minutes for May 23rd

The Court of Appeals has posted its minutes for May 23rd, here.  There weren’t any published cases dealing with torts and insurance.