Court Opinion

ID: 9737507
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-26 19:27:28.918615+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:23:59.477686
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J. H. Gillis, J.
(concurring). I concur in the result arrived at by my colleagues, but I prefer to plant my reversal solely on the following:
On April 12, 1966, plaintiffs, by their attorneys, filed the following discontinuance: ■
“Now come the plaintiffs ■ by their attorneys, Weiss & Bacalis, and herewith discontinue any claim against the Washington Mutual Insurance Company for the reason that plaintiffs now recognize that the defendant, Washington Mutual Insurance Company, has effected a valid cancellation of its policy number 105014 and that said policy was not in full force and effect when the plaintiffs sustained their casualty loss on December the 9th, 1963.”
Notwithstanding the discontinuance which was a' matter of record and called to the attention of the court, a written opinion was filed in which the court gave judgment for plaintiffs against General Adjustment Bureau. In the opinion'the court stated:
“Everyone acted on the assumption that the Washington Mutual Insurance policy was in full force and effect and the error was not discovered until after the aforementioned events.” (Emphasis supplied.)
Inasmuch as the plaintiffs’ policy was canceled at the time of the loss, they cannot complain and, in fact, should have known that any “innocent misrepresentation” by. General Adjustment was not detrimental to plaintiffs.
For the above reasons I join in the reversal.