How have courts dealt with an allegation that a broker has not asked a question on an insurance application?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Sholidis v. Economical Mutual Insurance Co., 2003 CanLII 3265 (ON SC):

And lastly the Manitoba case of Gulay v. Temple [2000] M.J. No. 535 dealt with an application for a policy of life insurance. The allegation was that the broker had not asked one of the questions on the application.

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