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Chicago Ins. Co. v. Law Offices of Larry B. Penney

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Feb 22, 2001
4 F. App'x 465 (9th Cir. 2001)

Opinion


4 Fed.Appx. 465 (9th Cir. 2001) CHICAGO INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LAW OFFICES OF LARRY B. PENNEY; Larry B. Penney, Defendants-Appellants. No. 00-15532. D.C. No. CV-98-00956-DWH. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. February 22, 2001

Submitted February 12, 2001.

The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without oral argument. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2).

NOT FOR PUBLICATION. (See Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure Rule 36-3)

Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Nevada, David Warner Hagen, District Judge, Presiding.

Before LEAVY, THOMAS, and RAWLINSON, Circuit Judges.

MEMORANDUM

This disposition is not appropriate for publication and may not be cited to or by the courts of this circuit except as may be provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3.

Larry B. Penney and the Law Office of Larry B. Penney (collectively "Penney") appeal pro se the district court's summary judgment for the Chicago Insurance Company ("CIC"), declaring CIC's right to rescind Penney's legal malpractice policy due to a material misrepresentation in the policy application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

We review summary judgment de novo. Summers v. A. Teichert & Son, Inc., 127 F.3d 1150, 1152 (9th Cir.1997). Because the evidence submitted by Penney in opposition to summary judgment did not show the existence of a genuine issue of material

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fact, the district court did not err by granting summary judgment. See id. Nevada Revised Statute § 687B.110 permits an insurer to void a policy when the application contains an incorrect statement that was material to the insurer's acceptance of the risk, issuance of the policy, or to the terms of the policy issued. Randono v. CUNA Mut. Ins. Group, 106 Nev. 371, 793 P.2d 1324, 1325-26 (Nev.1990).

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Chicago Ins. Co. v. Law Offices of Larry B. Penney

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Feb 22, 2001
4 F. App'x 465 (9th Cir. 2001)
Case details for

Chicago Ins. Co. v. Law Offices of Larry B. Penney

Case Details

Full title:CHICAGO INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. LAW OFFICES OF LARRY B…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

Date published: Feb 22, 2001

Citations

4 F. App'x 465 (9th Cir. 2001)