Taylor v. Sentry Life Insurance Company

729 F.2d 652 Karen TAYLOR, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. SENTRY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Kirke-Van Orsdel, Inc., National Rifle Association, National Rifle Association Insurance Trust, and Does 1 through 100, Defendants/Appellees. No. 83-6057. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 10, 1984. Decided March 30, 1984. John Hagen, Joseph E. Deering, Jr., Deering, Walther & Sands, Santa Monica, Cal., for plaintiff/appellant. Terry Sterling, Adams, Duque & Hazeltine, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants/appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before CHOY, NELSON and CANBY, Circuit Judges. PER CURIAM: 1 Karen Taylor appeals from the district court's order granting summary judgment in favor of Sentry Insurance Company (Sentry) and its co-defendants. Taylor sued Sentry for breach of various state common law and statutory duties after Sentry rescinded a certificate of life insurance issued to Karen Taylor's mother, Barbara. Both parties agree that Barbara Taylor misrepresented facts about her health on her insurance application. On appeal Taylor contends that the district court's order was erroneous in…