Void Ab Initio • Misrepresentation • Palpably and Manifestly Material
Berkley Assurance Co. v. Campbell, PICS Case No. 17-0588 (C.P. Philadelphia Apr. 18, 2017) Djerassi, J. (15 pages).
The court granted insurance company’s motion for summary judgment based on the insured’s material misrepresentations regarding the nature of his construction business and its safety procedure, which rendered the contract of insurance void ab initio.