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A Video Explaining Some Appellate Decisions on the Equitable Remedy of Rescission
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In Resure, Inc. v. Superior Court, 42 Cal.App.4th 156, 49 Cal.Rptr.2d 354 (Cal.App. Dist.2 01/31/1996) the California Court of Appeal dealt with a problem raised by statute and who won the race to the courthouse. Resure, Inc., filed a complaint for rescission and declaratory relief against respondents Dan Palmer and Geoffrey Palmer, doing business as G. H. Palmer Associates. The complaint alleged that the Palmers misrepresented material facts or failed to disclose facts concerning potential claims in their application for insurance which would have affected Resure’s decision to underwrite coverage. Resure’s offer to rescind and restore the premiums was stated in the complaint, but not in any notice or letter sent prior to filing it. Resure moved for summary judgment based on its claim for rescission.

The Legislature did not, as the plaintiffs argued in the Resure case, state it intended to abolish the insurers right to rescind. Since that language did not exist the court reasonably concluded that the only rational decision it could draw from the Legislature’s choice of words is that the Legislature did not understand “action on the contract” to mean equitable action to rescind an insurance contract. Rather, it only meant to describe an action brought at law to enforce the insurance policy and obtain as damages the benefits promised by the policy.

Whenever an insured attempts to avoid the effect of a rescission by an insurer it will allege that the insurer waived its right to rescind or is estopped – by its actions – to assert a right to rescind.

Also see descriptions of other cases dealing with the equitable remedy of rescission.

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