Cengage Advantage Books: Essentials of Business Law 5th Edition by Jeffrey Beatty,Susan Samuelson

Exercise 3

At a fraternity party, George mentions that he is going to learn to hang-glide during spring break. Vicki, a casual friend, overhears him, and the next day she purchases a $100,000 life insurance policy on George's life. George has a happy week of hang gliding. But on the way home, he is bitten by a parrot and dies of a rare tropical illness. Vicki files a claim for $100,000. The insurance company refuses to pay.
(a) Vicki will win $100,000, but only if she mentioned animal bites to the insurance agent.
(b) Vicki will win $100,000 regardless of whether she mentioned animal bites to the insurance agent.
(c) Vicki will win $50,000.
(d) Vicki will win nothing.